Re:

Michael,

Wow!! Lovely trip. I friend of mine saw the wall at Hakata Bay and marvelled at
it. He also said Inuyama Castle was magnificent as it was all original, quite
unlike the ferro-concrete rebuilds. Still in the hands of the family that built
it in the 16th century, too, I believe.

I can only give you one book reference in English:

"From Castle to Teahouse" - subtitled from memory "A History of Japanese
Architecture". It wasn't a big book, about "normal" novel size.

Bugger!! I've just gone to my bookcase to get it out to give the full reference
but it isn't there!! An internet search should find it or perhaps someone else
has given it already. Anyway, I bought it some 35 years ago. I hope my memory
of the title is right. I'll follow up on this as and when I locate the book -
it isn't far away!!.

Regards,

Barry Thomas
(Melbourne, Australia)

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Lorimer
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [samuraihistory]


To all out there
During my latest vacation in Japan, I spent rather a
lot of time (well spent) and money visiting a number
of fortifications on Honshu . It sparked a new area
of interest for me and thus I'd appreciate any info in
regards to where I can acquire quality material on the
history of Japanese castles, since trawling a number
of large bookstores in Tokyo and Osaka presented with
nothing (in English).
All info appreciated
Michael Lorimer

--- erik baker wrote:

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--- erik baker wrote:

>

Sorry,  I forgot the most prominent.  The
matchlock:

which bcame very prevelant in the late sengoku
Jidai

and was the common weapon for the ashigaru or

footsoldier



Hello,

>

> During the Segoku Jidai their were many weapons
used

> by the Samurai.  Here are a few:

>

> Bow with various arrow heads

> Naginata:  Sort of a sword blad on a
long

> pole(glave)

> Yari:  Spear which could vary depending on
your

> position.  Samurai usually carried a shorter
single

> combat version for on horse back or single
combat.

> Ahigaru(foot soldiers) often times used a very
long

> version used en masse against calvary or
other

> troops.

> Stephen Turnbull has an excellent description
of

> this

> in his book " Samurai Sourcebook".

> Katana:  The sword carried by the samurai on
his

> left

> side blade up(in earlier periods such as kamakura
it

> was worn tachi style with the blade down from
a

> sling

> of sorts) This wewapon was not the main weapon
on

> the

> battle field for the samurai as was usually
thought.

>

> This weapon could be considered secondary to
the

> yari.

> Tanto:  This knife was carried in place of
the short

> sword called the wakizashi while wearing armor.


> This

> weapon was used in hanbd-tohand combat and
could

> also

> be used to take the head of your enemy. 
Last resort

> weapon.

> No-dachi:  Not a very popular weapon during
the

> sengoku-Jidai but was seen.  This is
essentially a

> really long katana.  Sometimes as long as 6
feet.

> Thought this was unusual.  Used more like a
naginata

> than a sword it could be used against a man on
horse

> back.

>

>

> This is a small list of the major weapons and
you

> can

> find more in almost any book but i would
highly

> recommend if you want good pictures and
descriptions

> you pick up any anthony J. Bryant book, or
any

> stephen

> turnbull book on the samurai subject.  Also
Arms and

> Armour of the Samurai by A.P. Bottomley and

> Thompson.

> These are all good basics books on samurai
arms.

>

> Musashi

> --- Edwin Angulo
wrote:

> > Hi!!

> >

> >  My name is Edwin, I am from mexico, i
am an

> > archaeologist, and i`m researching about
the

> > sengoku-jidai, i wonder, have any of you a
list of

> > weapons used by the warriors of this age?,
or

> there

> > is

> > any book in which i can found this
information?

> >

> >  Thanks!!

> >

> >  Edwin Angulo Torres.

> >

> >
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