war and weather

In light of the recent heavy snowfall in Japan I got to thinking about
how the weather affected war in medieval Japan. Did the samurai have to
wear warmer clothing? Did battles simply not take place when it snowed?
And what about intense heat? A samurai could get very hot under all that
armor especially after the matchlock was introduced and the armor got
heavier.
I am still new to the world of samurai history so please excuse my
ignorance but I would like to hear what everyone else thinks.

Thanks
Sheldon


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In the latetest Rekishi Gunzo edition "Maeda Toshiie", there are some
illustrations of samurai winter gear, snow shoes coats etc.

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From: Sheldon <mwelaing@...>
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Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:25 AM
Subject: [samuraihistory] war and weather


> In light of the recent heavy snowfall in Japan I got to thinking about
> how the weather affected war in medieval Japan. Did the samurai have to
> wear warmer clothing? Did battles simply not take place when it snowed?
> And what about intense heat? A samurai could get very hot under all that
> armor especially after the matchlock was introduced and the armor got
> heavier.
> I am still new to the world of samurai history so please excuse my
> ignorance but I would like to hear what everyone else thinks.
>
> Thanks
> Sheldon
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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