Kabura-ya (鏑矢) is a Japanese arrow used by the #samurai in feudal Japan. Its sound was created by a specially carved bulb of deer horn attached to the tip & believed to chase away evil spirits before the battle 🔊
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Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths.
Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/09/groundbreaking-british-museum-show-set-to-challenge-samurai-myths #globalmuseum #BritishMuseum #museums #Japan #Samurai

Nagoya radio host Chris Glenn will make history this month as the first non-Japanese to play Oda Nobunaga in the city’s annual samurai parade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/10/17/our-lives/chris-glenn-oda-nobunaga/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #odanobunaga #shogun #samurai #nagoya #expats

In 2020, Ghost of Tsushima gave life to an oft-overlooked slice of Japanese history. But in the new Ghost of Yotei, familiar samurai action-adventure thrills don’t quite live up to its new setting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/10/11/digital/ghost-of-yotei-review-game-hokkaido-tsushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #digital #videogames #ghostofyotei #hokkaido #ghostoftsushima #samurai #ainu

Samurai no longer duel to the death. But at the Hogyokukai’s annual swordsmanship competition, victory and defeat still hung on the edge of a blade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/26/lifestyle/life-brooks-iaido-championship-swordsmanship-katana/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #samurai #martialarts #sports

Samurai no longer duel to the death. But at the Hogyokukai’s annual swordsmanship competition, victory and defeat still hung on the edge of a blade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/07/26/lifestyle/life-brooks-iaido-championship-swordsmanship-katana/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #samurai #martialarts #sports