Japanese Spears: Polearms and Their Use in Old Japan

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This fully illustrated study of "naginata" and "yari" records the many variations of spear design from the ancient period when warrior chieftains settled in Japan from the Asian mainland, down to the fall of the Tokugawa in 1868 that marked the close of the feudal period. In addition, it offers the reader valuable insight into the historical attitude of the Japanese warrior to warfare and examples of how these often splendid weapons were used in the bujutsu - the arts of the battlefield.