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Ōdachi

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An (large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. [1]

31 relations: Annealing (metallurgy), Blade, Ceremony, Classification of swords, Claymore, Dao (sword), Edo period, Fumon Tanaka, Hardening (metallurgy), Heat treating, Iaidō, Japanese sword, Kage-ryū, Kami, Katana, Miaodao, Muromachi period, Mythology, Quenching, Samurai, Shaku (unit), Shōgun, Shinto, Shrine, Siege of Osaka, Tachi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyori, Votive offering, Written Chinese, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū.

Annealing (metallurgy)

Annealing, in metallurgy and materials science, is a heat treatment that alters the physical and sometimes chemical properties of a material to increase its ductility and reduce its hardness, making it more workable.

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Blade

A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials.

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Ceremony

A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion.

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Classification of swords

The English language terminology used in the classification of swords is imprecise and has varied widely over time.

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Claymore

A claymore (from mòr, "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword.

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Dao (sword)

Dao (Chinese: 刀; Pinyin: dāo) are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping.

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Edo period

The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.

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Fumon Tanaka

is a traditional Japanese martial arts practitioner who holds a number of Soke positions in Japanese schools of martial arts.

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Hardening (metallurgy)

Hardening is a metallurgical metalworking process used to increase the hardness of a metal.

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Heat treating

Heat treating (or heat treatment) is a group of industrial and metalworking processes used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material.

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Iaidō

, abbreviated with, is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to a sudden attack.

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Japanese sword

A is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan.

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Kage-ryū

is a Japanese koryū martial art founded in the late Muromachi period c. 1550 by Yamamoto Hisaya Masakatsu.

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Kami

are the spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto.

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Katana

Historically, were one of the traditionally made that were used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan.

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Miaodao

The miaodao (苗刀) is a Chinese two-handed dao or saber of the Republican era, with a narrow blade with a length of or more and a long hilt.

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Muromachi period

The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Quenching

In materials science, quenching is the rapid cooling of a workpiece in water, oil or air to obtain certain material properties.

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Samurai

were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

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Shaku (unit)

The or Japanese foot is a Japanese unit of length derived (but varying) from the Chinese chi, originally based upon the distance measured by a human hand from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the forefinger (compare span).

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Shōgun

The was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions).

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Shinto

or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

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Shrine

A shrine (scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: escrin "box or case") is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped.

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Siege of Osaka

The was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction.

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Tachi

A was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (''nihonto'') worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

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Toyotomi Hideyori

was the son and designated successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the general who first united all of Japan.

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Votive offering

A votive deposit or votive offering is one or more objects displayed or deposited, without the intention of recovery or use, in a sacred place for broadly religious purposes.

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Written Chinese

Written Chinese comprises Chinese characters (汉字/漢字; pinyin: Hànzì, literally "Han characters") used to represent the Chinese language.

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Yagyū Shinkage-ryū

is one of the oldest Japanese schools of swordsmanship (kenjutsu).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōdachi

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