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Night-shooting practice, using ropes to maintain proper firing elevation. Tanegashima (種子島), most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawajū (火縄銃, "matchlock gun"), was a type of matchlock -configured [1] arquebus [2] firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. [3] It was used by the samurai ...
Firearms of Japan. A rack of Japanese tanegashima (matchlocks) of the Edo period, Himeji Castle, Japan. Firearms were introduced to Japan in the 13th century during the first Mongol invasion and were referred to as teppō. [1] Portuguese firearms were introduced in 1543, [2] and intense development followed, with strong local manufacture during ...
Hōjutsu. A samurai reenactor practicing hōjutsu at Matsumoto Castle. Japanese Gunnery is known as hōjutsu. Hōjutsu (砲術) / Teppojutsu (鉄砲術), the art of gunnery, is the martial art of Japan dedicated to Japanese black powder firearm usage. Hōjutsu is still practiced today, often with antique matchlock firearms such as the tanegashima.
Samurai. Military equipment of Japan. Weapons of Japan. Japanese metalwork. Japanese lacquerware. Japanese woodwork. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is a polearm and one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades (nihontō). [1][2] Naginata were originally used by the samurai class of feudal Japan, as well as by ashigaru (foot soldiers) and sōhei (warrior monks). [3] The naginata is the iconic weapon of the onna-musha, a type of female ...
Jizamurai (地侍) came from the powerful myōshu (名主), who owned farmland and held leadership positions in their villages, and became vassals of sengoku daimyō (戦国大名). Their status was half farmer, half bushi (samurai). [15] On the other hand, it also referred to local bushi who did not serve the shogun or daimyo.
A breech-loading swivel gun of Sengoku era. This gun is thought to have been cast in Portuguese Goa, India and used by famous Christian daimyo Ōtomo Sōrin. Caliber: 95mm, length: 2880mm. A bronze hand cannon that is thought to be originated from China. Japanese artillery unit, at the Koishikawa arsenal, Tokyo, in 1882.
Ashigaru wearing armor and jingasa firing tanegashima (Japanese matchlocks). Ashigaru (足軽, "light of foot") were infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan.The first known reference to ashigaru was in the 14th century, [1] but it was during the Ashikaga shogunate (Muromachi period) that the use of ashigaru became prevalent by various warring factions.