yari

A yari is a long, straight-bladed spear commonly used by samurai and other warriors in feudal Japan.

There are several variants of yari; a one-bladed variant for foot soldiers, juumonji yari, a three-bladed variant (similar to partisan) for cavalry, and katakama yari, a two-bladed variant.

Examples

Single-bladed

Juumonji yari

Katakama yari

See also

• Naginata
• Fangtian ji
• Juumonji yari
• Katakama yari
• List of weapons

External links

• Wikipedia: Yari

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