Japanese sword Katana The kind of Katana Tachi

Japanese sword (Katana)

The kind of Katana • • Tachi(太刀) Uchikatana(打刀) Wakizashi(脇差) Tantou(短刀) Broadly also including－－ • Halberd(薙刀) • Spear(槍)

Tachi The blades’ lengths over 60. 6 cm (more than two shaku)

Uchikatana The blades’ lengths over 60 cm

Tantou The blades’ lengths under 30. 3 cm

Naginata The blades’ lengths from 30～ 60 cm and the tool shanks lengths from 90～ 180 cm

The five state produced the Ancient Katana • • • Yamashiro no Kuni(山城國) Yamato no kuni(大和國) Bizen no kuni(備前國) Sagami no kuni(相膜國) Mino no kuni(美濃國)

Yamashiro no Kuni(山城國) Grace and elegance

Yamato no kuni(大和國) Strong knife in th ecombat Iron and blood monk soldiers

Bizen no kuni(備前國) Katana’s kingdom

Sagami no kuni(相膜國) Masamune(正宗)’s Legend

Mino no kuni(美濃國) Blade of the Warring States period

For Examples The katana

The Japanese national treasure five sword • • • 童子切 鬼丸 大典太 數珠丸 三日月宗近

Taro Tachi(太郎太刀)

沖田總司(SOUJI OKITA)--加賀清光Kaga Kiyomitsu-

坂本龍馬(Sakamoto Ryoma)--陸奧守 吉行(Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki)

土方歲三— 堀川国広Horikawa Kunihiro 和泉守兼定Izuminokami Kanesada

岩融 (Mutsunok ami Yoshiyuki) 今劍

My topic • 1、Kind of the Katana and evolution of it. • 2、Different style in different state. • 3、 Examples of four knife 　　　　－－Tachi：Five sword and big tachi (Emphasis)

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