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Between The Cedars

A Japanese yari, the straight-bladed thrusting spear carried by samurai and ashigaru during the Sengoku period.

Japanese Battles

The Yari: The Spear That Decided Japan’s Battles

The yari, not the sword, was the weapon that decided […]

July 16, 2026

Tokugawa On Horesback

Japanese Historical Figures

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in 1543 in Mikawa province, the […]

July 10, 2026

Abe Young

Japan Travel

Abe No Seimi

Abe no Seimei was the most renowned onmyōji in Japanese […]

July 10, 2026

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