THIS IS Types of Traditional Japanese Weapons!

Japanese traditional weapons are so many we see in television and we know it might reply only samurai and their secret weapon, but there are various types of weapons in Japan that are still in use and known by film2 and Japanese comics like naruto, knight, black steel, etc. .

Katana
katana is a Japanese long sword (Daito), although in Japanese itself refers to all types of swords. Katana is kunyomi (Japanese title) of the form of starch, whereas onyomi (called pinyin) is the kanji characters to. He was referring to the sword one eye, a special curved traditionally used by Japanese samurai.
Katana is usually paired with the wakizashi or shoto, but it looks like is made shorter, both worn by members of the warrior class.



Wakizashi
wakizashi (Japanese language: 胁 差) is a traditional Japanese sword with a blade length of the eye between 30 and 60 centimeters (between 12 to 24 inches), a similar but shorter than the katana which is often worn together. When worn together, the couple was recognized as the sword Daisho, which when translated literally as "big and small"; "dai" or greater for the katana, and "sho" for wakizashi.
Wakizashi used as a weapon if no samurai katana. When entering the sacred building or palace building, a samurai would leave katananya at the guards at the entrance. However, wakizashi always remains brought at any time, and with it, he became a weapon for the samurai, such as the use of a gun similar to the army.



Naginata
naginata (なぎなた, 薙刀) is a spear class weapon traditionally used in Japan by members of the samurai. A naginata consists of a wooden stick handle and curved at the ends with machetes, guns are the same as that held by the guan yu in the history of china.
Science uses martial naginata called naginata-jutsu.


Kama
kama (镰 or かま) is the traditional weapons from Okinawa, kama was originally used for agriculture.

Kama weapon used pair, this weapon is one of the main weapons ninja 1, but in the end put a mace / chain, called kusari-gamma.


Kusari gamma
kusari-gamma is kama (see above), but it has a chain attached with a sharp weapon (mace, a small sword, etc.)


Sai
sai (钗) is the traditional weapons from Okinawa, is also used in India, China, Indonesia and malaysia. Sai is a weapon shaped like a trident.
Sai initially agricultural tools.

Shuriken
shuriken (手里 剣; "hand hidden blade") is a traditional Japanese weapon that is generally used to be thrown into the opponent, and sometimes used to stab and cut the artery opponent. Shuriken made from needles, knives, and other metal materials. Shuriken is the weapon most often used after a katana and naginata.
Martial science that uses called shuriken shuriken-jutsu, shuriken-jutsu taught at the university once the ninja.
Shuriken known as "ninja star"


Kunai
Kunai is a traditional Japanese throwing weapons, appeared on the emperor Tensho era. Kunai on umumnnya made of iron, not steel / other metal, made with cheap and not-polish. Kunai normally sized 20-60cm, and average 40 cm.
Kunai at once is a tool for gardening and tools for stone workers.
Kunai is believed that the weapon was not designed to be thrown, but can be thrown and produce considerable power destroyed.