Japanese sword
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A Japanese sword is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as the Yayoi period, though most people generally refer to the curved blades made from the Heian period (794–1185) to the present day when speaking of "Japanese swords". There are many types of Japanese swords that differ by size, shape, field of application, and method of manufacture. Some of the more commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, tachi, ōdachi, wakizashi, and tantō.
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chokutō, daishō, firangi, gendaitō, katana, kogitsunemaru, nagamaki, ninjatō, nodachi, shinken, sword, tachi, tantō, tsurugi, uchigatana, wakizashi, warabitetō, zanbatō, ōdachi,
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chokutō ⓘ
straight, single-edged Japanese sword -

daishō ⓘ
pair of Japanese sabres, typically comprising a katana and a wakisashi, or a tashi and a tantō -

katana ⓘ
Japanese sword, that was used by samurai -

kogitsunemaru ⓘ
Japanese sword -

nagamaki ⓘ
Japanese sword with an extra long handle -

ninjatō ⓘ
sword -

nodachi ⓘ
Japanese sword -

ōdachi ⓘ
type of Japanese sword -

shinken ⓘ
Japanese sword -

tachi ⓘ
type of Japanese sword -

tantō ⓘ
Japanese dagger -

tsurugi ⓘ
Japanese sword -

uchigatana ⓘ
type of Japanese sword -

wakizashi ⓘ
shorter sabre in a daishō -

warabitetō ⓘ
type of Japanese sword -

zanbatō ⓘ
type of large, single-edged Japanese sword -

gendaitō ⓘ
- Kurashiki Art Sword Museum - museum in Japan
- Bizen Osafune Sword Museum - museum in Setouchi, Okayama, Japan
- Japanese Sword Museum - military museum in Japan
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| class | weapon | chokutō | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | daishō | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | katana | sword, Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | kogitsunemaru | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | nagamaki | Japanese sword, pole weapon | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | ninjatō | ninja tool, fictional sword, Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | nodachi | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | ōdachi | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | shinken | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | tachi | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | tantō | Japanese sword, dagger, combat knife | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | tsurugi | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | uchigatana | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | wakizashi | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | warabitetō | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | zanbatō | Japanese sword | Wikidata | |
| class | weapon | 1876 | gendaitō | Japanese sword | Wikidata |
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