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• Samurai Weapons
  
  Samurai Weapons can be roughly grouped into three categories: swords, polearms, and exotic weapons. Samurai used different arms depending on their class and circumstances, but all Samurai had and used swords.
•  · Samurai Swords
  
  Samurai Swords are the main weapons of Japanese samurai used widely in the feudal Japan. Samurai swords can be categorized by their size, the way of forging, and type of the blade (single-edged or double-edged).
•  · Katana
  
  Samurai Katana is a Japanese sword used by Samurai during the time of feudal Japan. The samurai Katana is usually used and worn in pair with a shorter sword, such as a Wakizashi or a Tanto to form a Daisho.
•  · Wakizashi
  
  Samurai Wakizashi page has listings for the samurai companion swords, that's how Wakizashi is also called. They are not much different from Katana swords in design, but somewhat shorter.
•  · Naginata
  
  Samurai Naginata section of our website has a selection of Japanese polearms called Naginata, which was mainly used by Samurai warriors.
•  · Yari
  
  Samurai Yari page has listings for another type of Japanese polearm – Yari, which was used by samurai and foot soldier in medieval Japanese army.
•  · Tanto
  
  Samurai Tanto is a traditional Japanese knife with the blade of about 30 cm. Samurai Tanto was primarily used as a companion sword with a Tachi as a pair of swords called Daisho before Katana and Wakizashi took over.
•  · Bokken
  
  Samurai Bokken is a wooden Japanese sword used for practice. Samurai Bokken can be really made in the shape of any samurai weapon, but the most typical bokken would be in the shape of Katana.
• Samurai Armor
  
  Early Japanese samurai armors were just simple solid metal cuirasses built up of several sections of metal plates, firmly laced together with a sort of a lacquer covering for protection against the rust.
•  · Kabuto (Helmet)
  
  Samurai Kabuto is a full helmet that was used by Japanese samurai at the time of feudal Japan. The samurai Kabuto is usually made of two main parts: the hachi (bowl) and the shikoro (nape-guard).
•  · Mempo (Mask)
  
  Samurai Mempo is a samurai half-mask that was protecting lower part of the face and also served to intimidate enemies, giving a supernatural look to the wearer. Samurai mempo was usually worn with a kabuto.
•  · Maedate (Insignia)
  
  Samurai Maedate is an insignia or a badge that was fixed to the front of a Kabuto (samurai full helmet). Many different shapes of samurai Maedate were used and they could serve different purposes.
•  · Jingasa (War Hat)
  
  Samurai Jingasa is a samurai war hat that was worn either by lower rank samurai who couldn't afford a kabuto (samurai full helmet) or by any samurai in a piece time. Samurai jingasa had several different designs including flat, conical, and round shapes.
•  · Yoroi (Armor)
  
  Samurai Yoroi is a classic Japanese Armour used by samurai at the time of feudal Japan; sometimes it is called O-Yoroi as well, which means "Great Armour".
•  · Dou (Body Armor)
  
  Samurai Dou is a type of a Japanese body armour similar to a European cuirass that was worn by samurai during the time of feudal Japan. Depending on the style of a particular samurai Dou, it could be a part of the O-Yoroi (full armour).
•  · Kote (Arm Armor)
  
  Samurai Kote is an arm protection and a part of traditional Japanese armour (O-Yoroi) used by samurai. There're several styles of samurai Kote that differ in their designs and constructions.
•  · Sode (Pauldrons)
  
  Samurai Sode is another type of arm armor, but designed for protecting upper arms and shoulders, similar to European pauldrons. Samurai sode was mainly of a lamellar construction giving a better protection to the arm.
•  · Haidate (Thigh Armor)
  
  Samurai Haidate is a thigh protection and a part of the traditional Japanese armour called O-Yoroi. The two most popular styles of samurai Haidate were Kawara Haidate and Iyo Haidate.
•  · Suneate (Greaves)
  
  Samurai Suneate is another type of leg armor, similar to greaves. Samurai Suneate were mostly of a splint construction and usually didn't protect leg from behind. They were often made to match with Kote (reinforced sleeves).
• Samurai Art
  
  Samurai Art page will have a big selection of posters, paintings, sculptures, miniatures, and other artistic articles depicting Samurai or related to them.
•  · Samurai Calligraphy
  
  When talking about Samurai Calligraphy, it would be most often referred to traditional Japanese art Shodo, which is a form of calligraphy or artistic writing.
•  · Samurai Posters
  
  Samurai Posters is the section where you can find all kind of posters related to the Samurai subject, culture, and just everything Samurai.
•  · Samurai Paintings
  
  Samurai Paintings is a section where you can find paintings and artworks depicting Samurai or related to the Samurai culture. Samurai inspired a great number of artists both foreign and Japanese and both modern and of old times.
•  · Samurai Prints
  
  Samurai Prints is a section of our website where you can find prints depicting Samurai or related to the Samurai culture in some way. Samurai prints are not just copies of paintings, but unique impressions of particular artworks.
•  · Samurai Figurines
  
  Samurai Figurines is a section where you find various types of figurines depicting Samurai or related to the Samurai culture.
• Samurai Books
  
  Samurai Books section of our website is dedicated to all kind of literature materials related to the Samurai subject. You will find that range will vary from comics and manga books to novels and dramas and to reference and research books.
•  · The Book of Five Rings
  
  The Book of Five Rings is a text written in the 17th century by one of the most famous Japanese samurai of all times Miyamoto Musashi and dedicated to martial arts & kenjutsu
•  · Hagakure
  
  Hagakure the Book of the Samurai is a text written as a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior and based on a collection of notes by the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
•  · The Last Samurai
  
  The Last Samurai is a debut and ambitious novel by Helen DeWitt. The book is about complex relationships between a single mother Sibylla, her young son Ludo (Ludovic), and the world outside their little family.
•  · The 47th Samurai
  
  The 47th Samurai is a novel by Stephen Hunter and it continues the story of retired marine master sniper Bob Lee Swagger, who was the main hero in the Hunter's bestseller thriller "Point of Impact".
•  · Samurai Champloo
  
  Samurai Champloo manga is an anime book first published on August 2004 by Kadakawa Shoten in the Shonen Ace manga magazine by Masaru Gotsubo, Japanese anime artist.
•  · Samurai Deeper Kyo
  
  Samurai Deeper Kyo is a Japanese manga series created by Akimine Kamijyo and published by Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from October 1999 to May 2006.
• Samurai Movies
  
  Samurai Movies page will have movies, cartoons, programs, documentary, and other video materials about Samurai and the Samurai time.
•  · Seven Samurai
  
  Seven Samurai
•  · The Last Samurai
  
  The Last Samurai
•  · Zatoichi
  
  Zatoichi
•  · Musashi Miyamoto
  
  Musashi Miyamoto
•  · Samurai Champloo
  
  Samurai Champloo is a Japanese anime television series broadcasted in Japan in 2004 and 2005. The Samurai Champloo series was created and director by a Japanese anime filmmaker Shinichiro Watanabe
•  · American Samurai
  
  American Samurai
•  · Afro Samurai
  
  Afro Samurai is a Japanese anime series directed by Fuminori Kizaki and produced by Japanese animation studio Gonzo. The series features the main character Afro, who gets his name for his hairstyle.
•  · Ghost Dog The Way of Samurai
  
  Ghost Dog The Way of Samurai
•  · Six-String Samurai
  
  Six-String Samurai
•  · Samurai Jack
  
  Samurai Jack
• Samurai Toys
  
  Samurai Toys section is full of toy soldiers, figurines, miniatures, and other toys, mainly depicting Samurai.
• Samurai Video Games
  
  Samurai Video Games page will give you chance to buy a game about Samurai and put yourself in the shoes of the ancient warriors, but only virtually of course.
• Samurai Motors
  
  Samurai Motors section is not directly related to Samurai as the ancient Japanese warriors, but we can bet that anyone who's dreaming about Samurai would love to drive a Samurai Car.