Yoroi doshi. Antique Japanese spear. Samurai. sword and the Japanese term for

and the Japanese term for each example

zen gardens and intimate meditation areas

goes beyond the battlefield to paint a picture of the samurai as they really were

Japanese Style' was originally written and compiled in 1985 and reprinted in 2004 and the images inside are simply beautiful

There are plenty of images of shoji screens

Yoroi doshi. Antique Japanese spear. Samurai. sword and the Japanese term forA lovely simply mounted yari in a red koshirae. The yoroi dshi is generally an extra thick tanto , but in a number of cases a yari ( spear head ) was used , as in this item . They appeared in the Sengoku period of the 14th and 15th centuries. The yoroi dshi was made for piercing armour and for stabbing while grappling in close quarters. a true antique Samurai item .