Yari forged by Echizen Kanenori, 17th century, Edo period (left), sasaho yari forged by Tachibana no Terumasa, 1686, Edo period (middle), and jūmonji yari forged by Kanabo Hyoeno jo Masasada, 16th century, Muromachi period (right)
Type
Spear
Place of origin
Japan
Production history
Produced
Nara period (710–794) for Hoko yari, Muromachi period (1333–1568) for Yari, since 1334[1]
Specifications
Mass
1.27 kg (2.8 lb)
Length
1–6 m (3 ft 3 in – 19 ft 8 in)
Blade length
15–60 cm (5.9–23.6 in)
Blade type
multiple blade shapes
Hilt type
Wood, horn, lacquer
Scabbard/sheath
Lacquered wood
Three yari (Kagi yari, omi yari, and su yari) mounted in koshirae, including one with an asymmetrical crossbar (hadome)
Yari (槍) is the term for a traditionally-made Japanese blade (日本刀; nihontō)[2][3] in the form of a spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear.[4] The martial art of wielding the yari is called sōjutsu.
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^Ratti, Oscar; Adele Westbrook (1991). Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan. Tuttle Publishing. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-8048-1684-7.
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