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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Ibaraki Prefecture | | | |  Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Katana - The sword in Japanese societyThe sword was considered the soul of the samurai. Although other weapons waxed and waned in popularity throughout history, the sword remained a constant. Although spears have survived since as far back as the 8th century AD, it was not until the large scale wars of the Onin period towards the end of the fifteenth century that the straight bladed spear, the yari, vied with the sword for the most popular weapon. The Japanese pinned an extraordinary amount of value on the sword. For much of Japan's history, only samurai were even allowed to car ...
See also:Katana, Katana - The sword in Japanese society, Katana - History of the Japanese sword, Katana - Classification of Japanese swords, Katana - Classification by length, Katana - Classification by schools and provinces, Katana - Classification by date of manufacture, Katana - Classification by mode of wear, Katana - Notes, Katana - Manufacturing, Katana - Composition, Katana - Construction, Katana - Anatomy of the katana, Katana - Decoration, Katana - Polishing, Katana - Furnishings, Katana - Technique, Katana - In popular culture, Katana - Myths, Katana - In fiction, Katana - Comparisons with European swords, Katana - Some famous katana smiths, Katana - Famous historic katana users, Katana - Other reading Read more here: » Katana: Encyclopedia II - Katana - The sword in Japanese society |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Chiba Prefecture - Tourism Most Tokyo-bound visitors land in Narita International Airport, which is situated in Narita in the north of the prefecture, and connected to Tokyo by the JR Narita Express and the private Keisei Electric Railway.
The Tokyo Disney Resort is located in Urayasu near the western border of the prefecture.
Chiba is linked to Tokyo by several railway lines: the main trunk lines are the Keiyo Line and Sobu Line. The Musashino Line connects Chiba to Saitama and northern Tokyo. Southern Chiba is connected to Kanagawa Prefectu ...
See also:Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture - History, Chiba Prefecture - Geography, Chiba Prefecture - Cities, Chiba Prefecture - Towns and villages, Chiba Prefecture - Mergers, Chiba Prefecture - Economy, Chiba Prefecture - Demographics, Chiba Prefecture - Culture, Chiba Prefecture - Tourism, Chiba Prefecture - Prefectural symbols, Chiba Prefecture - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Chiba Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Chiba Prefecture - Tourism |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Chiba Prefecture - Economy Chiba is one of Japan's largest industrial areas, thanks to its long coastline on Tokyo Bay. After Chiba was chosen as the site for a major Kawasaki Steel factory in 1950, the prefectural government embarked on a large-scale land reclamation program that dredged up large plots of waterfront property for factories, warehouses, and docks. Chemical production, petrochemical refining, and machine production are the three main industries in Chiba today: together, they account for forty-five percent of the prefecture's exports. In recent years, the government has funded more than eighty industrial parks ...
See also:Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture - History, Chiba Prefecture - Geography, Chiba Prefecture - Cities, Chiba Prefecture - Towns and villages, Chiba Prefecture - Mergers, Chiba Prefecture - Economy, Chiba Prefecture - Demographics, Chiba Prefecture - Culture, Chiba Prefecture - Tourism, Chiba Prefecture - Prefectural symbols, Chiba Prefecture - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Chiba Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Chiba Prefecture - Economy |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Kenjutsu - Modern Kenjutsu Some pre-19th century sword schools are continued today, such as Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, Kashima Shinto-ryu, Kashima Shin-ryu, Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu. As in other koryu arts, belt colour is not used to show the practitioner's ability. Instead of grades, licences such as menkyo kaiden are given. Most of these schools trace their lineage to the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate, when large numbers of samurai had become "unemployed" ronin, and turned to sword instruction as a means of making a living (A similar phenomenon can be obs ...
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Katana - Classification of Japanese swords
Katana - Classification by length.
All Japanese swords are manufactured according to this method and are somewhat similar in appearance. What generally differentiates the different swords is their length. Japanese swords are measured in units of shaku (1 shaku = approximately 30.3 centimeters or 11.93 inches; from 1891 the shaku has been defined as exactly 10/33 metres, but older data may vary slightly from this value). For more precise measurement, "sun", "bu", and "rin" (one-tenth, one-hundredth, and one-thousa ...
See also:Katana, Katana - The sword in Japanese society, Katana - History of the Japanese sword, Katana - Classification of Japanese swords, Katana - Classification by length, Katana - Classification by schools and provinces, Katana - Classification by date of manufacture, Katana - Classification by mode of wear, Katana - Notes, Katana - Manufacturing, Katana - Composition, Katana - Construction, Katana - Anatomy of the katana, Katana - Decoration, Katana - Polishing, Katana - Furnishings, Katana - Technique, Katana - In popular culture, Katana - Myths, Katana - In fiction, Katana - Comparisons with European swords, Katana - Some famous katana smiths, Katana - Famous historic katana users, Katana - Other reading Read more here: » Katana: Encyclopedia II - Katana - Classification of Japanese swords |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Katana - History of the Japanese sword Swords are critical in most feudal societies, and Japan was no exception. In the 6th century BCE the legendary Emperor Jimmu conquered much of Japan. At the same time, the Japanese took inspiration for swords from the Chinese. Early swords were merely duplicates of Chinese swords, straight and double-edged, but the warring stability of the Asuka period promoted the advancement of weaponry.
One of the oldest known forms of kenjutsu dates the Kofun era (3rd and 4th centuries). The style, called Kashima no Tachi (鹿島の太刀), ...
See also:Katana, Katana - The sword in Japanese society, Katana - History of the Japanese sword, Katana - Classification of Japanese swords, Katana - Classification by length, Katana - Classification by schools and provinces, Katana - Classification by date of manufacture, Katana - Classification by mode of wear, Katana - Notes, Katana - Manufacturing, Katana - Composition, Katana - Construction, Katana - Anatomy of the katana, Katana - Decoration, Katana - Polishing, Katana - Furnishings, Katana - Technique, Katana - In popular culture, Katana - Myths, Katana - In fiction, Katana - Comparisons with European swords, Katana - Some famous katana smiths, Katana - Famous historic katana users, Katana - Other reading Read more here: » Katana: Encyclopedia II - Katana - History of the Japanese sword |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Katana - Technique The katana is primarily a cutting weapon, rather than a stabbing one. The hilt of the katana is held two-handed with a small gap between the hands, allowing for more leverage to be applied when cutting and more maneuverability when parrying another weapon. However, it is often used single-handed as well. Testing of swords, called Tameshigiri, was practiced on a variety of materials to test the sword's sharpness and also practice cutting technique. Considering the broader case of Japanese swords, rather than the specific case of the shinto katana, technique varies over time depending on the style of fighting prevalent ...
See also:Katana, Katana - The sword in Japanese society, Katana - History of the Japanese sword, Katana - Classification of Japanese swords, Katana - Classification by length, Katana - Classification by schools and provinces, Katana - Classification by date of manufacture, Katana - Classification by mode of wear, Katana - Notes, Katana - Manufacturing, Katana - Composition, Katana - Construction, Katana - Anatomy of the katana, Katana - Decoration, Katana - Polishing, Katana - Furnishings, Katana - Technique, Katana - In popular culture, Katana - Myths, Katana - In fiction, Katana - Comparisons with European swords, Katana - Some famous katana smiths, Katana - Famous historic katana users, Katana - Other reading Read more here: » Katana: Encyclopedia II - Katana - Technique |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Katana - Comparisons with European swords It is a commonly-encountered article of faith that katanas are intrinsically superior to European swords. This belief is frequently bolstered by roleplaying games that assign superior statistics to katanas, and also by many movies. However, these claims are largely based on misunderstandings about the manufacture and role of European swords, and comparing the schools on their worst examples instead of their best.
Because Japan was an iron-poor society, making a sword was an inherently expensive undertaking; the supply of swords was li ...
See also:Katana, Katana - The sword in Japanese society, Katana - History of the Japanese sword, Katana - Classification of Japanese swords, Katana - Classification by length, Katana - Classification by schools and provinces, Katana - Classification by date of manufacture, Katana - Classification by mode of wear, Katana - Notes, Katana - Manufacturing, Katana - Composition, Katana - Construction, Katana - Anatomy of the katana, Katana - Decoration, Katana - Polishing, Katana - Furnishings, Katana - Technique, Katana - In popular culture, Katana - Myths, Katana - In fiction, Katana - Comparisons with European swords, Katana - Some famous katana smiths, Katana - Famous historic katana users, Katana - Other reading Read more here: » Katana: Encyclopedia II - Katana - Comparisons with European swords |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Katana - In popular culture
Katana - Myths.
Many myths surround Japanese swords, the most frequent being that the blades are folded an immense number of times, gaining magical properties in the meantime.
While blades folded hundreds, thousands, or even millions of times are encountered in fiction, there is no record of real blades being folded more than around 20 times. With each fold made by the maker, every internal layer is also folded, and so the total number of layers in a sword blade is doubled at each fold; since the thickness ...
See also:Katana, Katana - The sword in Japanese society, Katana - History of the Japanese sword, Katana - Classification of Japanese swords, Katana - Classification by length, Katana - Classification by schools and provinces, Katana - Classification by date of manufacture, Katana - Classification by mode of wear, Katana - Notes, Katana - Manufacturing, Katana - Composition, Katana - Construction, Katana - Anatomy of the katana, Katana - Decoration, Katana - Polishing, Katana - Furnishings, Katana - Technique, Katana - In popular culture, Katana - Myths, Katana - In fiction, Katana - Comparisons with European swords, Katana - Some famous katana smiths, Katana - Famous historic katana users, Katana - Other reading Read more here: » Katana: Encyclopedia II - Katana - In popular culture |
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| | | | | Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Ibaraki Prefecture - Culture Famous foods of Ibaraki include natto, of Mito, the watermelons produced in Kyowa (recently merged into Chikusei), and the chestnuts grown in the Nishiibaraki region.
There are castle ruins in many cities, including Mito, Kasama, and Yuki.
Kasama is also famous for its Shinto and art culture.
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See also:Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture - History, Ibaraki Prefecture - Geography, Ibaraki Prefecture - Cities, Ibaraki Prefecture - Towns and villages, Ibaraki Prefecture - Mergers, Ibaraki Prefecture - Economy, Ibaraki Prefecture - Demographics, Ibaraki Prefecture - Culture, Ibaraki Prefecture - Tourism, Ibaraki Prefecture - Prefectural symbols, Ibaraki Prefecture - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Ibaraki Prefecture: Encyclopedia II - Ibaraki Prefecture - Culture |
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