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カタナ spells out Katana in the Katakana script. However, Katakana script is generally not used for normal japanese words. Instead it is usually used for loanwords, proper nouns/names and technical terms. The sword Katana is none of those. Instead, there is a motorcycle named after the Katana which is called カタナ.
He was especially enthusiastic about collecting sword mountings, and he collected about 3,000 precious sword mountings from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. About 1200 items from a part of the collection are now in the Nezu Museum. [90] [91] [92] The Japanese sword remained in use in some occupations such as the police force.
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The word katana first appears in Japanese in the Nihon Shoki of 720. The term is a compound of kata ("one side, one-sided") + na ("blade"), [6] [7] [8] in contrast to the double-sided tsurugi. The katana belongs to the nihontō family of swords, and is distinguished by a blade length (nagasa) of more than 2 shaku, approximately 60 cm (24 in). [9]
Katana Zero is a 2D platform and hack and slash game presented from a side-scrolling perspective. [1] [2] Controlling the player character, the katana-wielding assassin Subject Zero, [3] the player completes assassination contracts for a psychiatrist. Zero can run, jump, wall kick, pick up and throw items, attack using his katana, and dodge. [4]
Tameshigiri using a goza target on a stand (2006) Ren Kuroda demonstrates Shofu at the Mugairyu Meishi-ha dojo in Tokyo, Japan. Tameshigiri (試し斬り, 試し切り, 試斬, 試切) is the Japanese art of target test cutting.
Wisteria is an American-based retail company specializing in home and garden furnishings, clothing, jewelry, gifts as well as vintage and antique items from around the world. Privately owned by Andrew and Shannon Newsom, it began in 2000, placing ads in Veranda Magazine. In 2001, Wisteria sent out its first catalog.
Daikatana is a first-person shooter game developed by Ion Storm.It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64.Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world.