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Kabuto (兜, 冑) is a type of helmet first used by ancient Japanese warriors that, in later periods, became an important part of the traditional Japanese armour worn by the samurai class and their retainers in feudal Japan. Note that in the Japanese language, the word kabuto is an appellative, not a type description, and can refer to any ...
Japanese rhinoceros beetles, called カブトムシ, kabutomushi meaning "samurai helmet insect" is popular in beetle wrestling. [ 16 ] Beetle wrestling, or more broadly referred to as bugfighting, [ 14 ] is a form of competition whereby two beetles are provoked in order to try to flip over or toss its opponent, [ 14 ] or haul its opponent out ...
The time, materials and labor meant that an o-yoroi was a substantial investment for a samurai. [11] It was big, boxy armor designed for use on horseback and was loose fitting. The boxy shape hindered the samurai from using the sword with the free, fluid motion vital in hand-to-hand combat, hence the use of yari. [1]
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Manju no wa, ( also manjunowa or manju nowa) are a combination of shoulder pads, collar and armpit guards in one that protected the upper chest area.Manju no wa were covered with different types of armour including kusari (chain armour), karuta (small square or rectangular armour plates), or kikko (hexagon plates), these iron or leather armours or a combination of them were sewn to a cloth ...
Antique Japanese (samurai) sangu, the three armours of the extremities, kote (armoured sleeves), suneate (shin armour), haidate (thigh armour) Sangu is the term for the three armour components that protected the extremities of the samurai class of feudal Japan.
Kabuto (helmets) could have a neck guard (shikoro) made with kikko plates sewn to a cloth backing. Ian Bottomley, in his book titled Arms and armor of the samurai: the history of weaponry in ancient Japan , shows a forehead protector ("hitai ate") with a kikko hood, and calls the kikko chest armor ("kikko gane do") a form of "tatami", or ...
The men-yoroi, which covered all or part of the face, provided a way to secure the top-heavy kabuto (helmet). The Shinobi-no-o (chin cord) of the kabuto would be tied under the chin. [ 4 ] Small hooks called ori-kugi or posts called odome located on various places would help secure the chin cord.