Tang Japanese
Japanophiles, did you know that Ancient Japan imitated Tang Dynasty China?
Being a anthropology major and history nerd. I can tell you that Japan’s culture is what it is today because of Tang Dynasty China. Even the Samurai’s studied Zen Buddism (a branch of buddhism came from Taoism) and their language used to have A LOT OF Hanji characters and pronunciations. The modern Japanese are trying to have less and less Chinese words by using more hiragana and katakana but ancient Japan was basically an imitation of China.
Japanese people know that their culture, writing, art, etc were influenced by China, but most won’t admit that because they feel insecure. I’ve seen numerous cases when foreigners would go to Japan and when the Japanese tourer explains their culture and history, they will NEVER state that practically everything ancient Japan had was from China. Basically, they don’t want others to have a misconception that they’re actually copycats. That also goes Koreans as well. Many Koreans and Japanese won’t accept that China has been so influential to them throughout the civilizations.
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JAPANESE DAMASCUS KATANA CARBON STEEL FULL TANG EDGED $299.00 |
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JAPANESE DAMASCUS KATANA CARBON STEEL FULL TANG EDGED $299.00 |
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JAPANESE DAMASCUS KATANA CARBON STEEL FULL TANG EDGED $299.00 |
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JAPANESE DAMASCUS KATANA CARBON STEEL FULL TANG EDGED $299.00 |
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Full Tang Black Japanese Katana & Wakizashi Set #156 $199.99 |
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Full Tang Warrior & Horse Japanese Katana Sword #348 $179.99 |
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Hand Forged Full Tang Japanese Samurai Katana #351 $154.99 |
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Hand Forged Full Tang Japanese Samurai Katana #350 $154.99 |
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Full Tang Practical Japanese Samurai Katana #358 $129.99 |
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Full Tang Practical Japanese Samurai Katana #359 $129.99 |
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Full Tang Practical Japanese Samurai Katana #360 $129.99 |
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Full Tang Practical Japanese Samurai Katana #361 $129.99 |
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Fully Hand Forged Full Tang Japanese Katana Sword #622 $124.99 |
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Hand Forged Full Tang Black Japanese Katana Sword #154 $119.99 |
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Hand Forged Full Tang Black Japanese Katana Sword #160 $119.99 |
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Old Japanese Samurai Forgings blade Sword,stamped tang $117.00 |
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Forged Full Tang Black Japanese Wakizashi Sword #158 $109.99 |
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Forged Full Tang Black Japanese Wakizashi Sword #161 $109.99 |
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Full Tang Black Japanese Wakizashi Sword #155 $109.99 |
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Japanese Sword With Signed Tang $102.50 |
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Vintage Japanese War Sword Tang Samurai Katana Oxhide $99.00 |
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NEW Gigantic 66″ Japanese Full Tang Nodachi Field Sword $92.99 |
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Full Tang Japanese SAMURAI KATANA Functional Sword New $85.47 |
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Full Tang Japanese SAMURAI KATANA Functional Sword New $85.47 |
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Full Tang Japanese SAMURAI KATANA Functional Sword New $85.47 |
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Full Tang Handmade Japanese Dragon Samurai Katana Sword $83.99 |
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JAPANESE NINJA FULL TANG KATANA SWORD UC1130S NEW $79.99 |
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Full Tang Japanese SAMURAI KATANA Sword Black Steel New $71.22 |
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Full Tang Japanese SAMURAI KATANA Sword Black Steel New $71.22 |
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72 ” Full Tang Battle Ready Japanese Sankaku Yari Spear $69.98 |
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Japanese Clay Tempered Katana Sword Handmade Full Tang $68.88 |
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Japanese Knife Samurai tang Sword Katana $65.00 |
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Hand Forged Double-Edged Full Tang Japanese Tanto #132 $64.99 |
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FULL TANG JAPANESE NINJA KATANA SWORD UC1130S NEW $59.99 |
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Handmade Full Tang Japanese Kamon Samurai Katana Sword $56.99 |
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Handmade Full Tang Japanese Kamon Samurai Katana Sword $56.99 |
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Full Tang blade dragon tsuba Japanese sword Tachi $56.88 |
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74 ” Full Tang Battle Ready Japanese Sankaku Yari Spear $54.98 |
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Full Tang blade dragon tsuba Japanese sword Tachi $55.00 |
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Handmade Full Tang Japanese Dragon Samurai Katana Sword $49.99 |
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Asian Accents, Accessories & Décor – Oriental Rosewood Rectangular Display Stand / Base w/ Scroll Design – 5 Sizes 100% Kiln dried tropical Merbu wood rectangular stands, great compliment for any décor, modern, traditional, contemporary, look great under umbrella stands, planters, vases, urns, statuary, spice jars, ginger jars, candle. Ships in 48 hours professionally packed & insured from Massachusetts via FedEx – Expedited Delivery Available…. |
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Asian Home Décor Accents – Japanese Chinese Fancy Round Vase Spice Jar Display Stand Lamp Base – 23 Sizes Imported traditional Chinese Ming dynasty design round stands, with pierced & scalloped detail, kiln dried tropical Merbu wood with deep Rosewood finish, great compliment for modern or traditional decor, great for umbrella stands, planters, vases, urns, statuary, spice jars, ginger jars, candles, anything cylindrical. Ships in 48 hours, professionally packed & insured from our Massachusetts wareho… |
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Classic Asian Japanese Accents & Decor – Round Cherry Wood Decorative Display Stand Lamp Base – 20 Sizes Imported traditional Chinese Ming dynasty design round stands, with curved edge detail, kiln dried tropical Merbu wood with deep Rosewood finish, great compliment for modern or traditional decor, great for umbrella stands, planters, vases, urns, statuary, spice jars, ginger jars, candles, anything cylindrical. Ships in 48 hours professionally packed & insured from our Massachusetts warehouse via F… |
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Ningen Hatsudensho (Human Power Plant) Buddha Brand is a hip-hop group from Japan. Its members are producer/director Dev Large (aka Otoge, aka Hustler Bonze, aka Hot Pussy), rappers NIPPS (aka Hentai Bucho, aka Hibahihi) and CQ (aka Red Eye Daruma), and DJ Master Key (aka Keyman, aka Rocksmith). The four Buddhas met in New York City in 1988, back during rap’s Golden Age. From 1988 to 1995, they performed in the New York area, and even… |
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The Legend of the Swordsman [VHS] $8.94 It’s not necessary to see the first Swordsman before you see Swordsman II–though some of the characters are the same, the cast is almost completely different. Into the thick of a clan feud in long-ago China comes young swordsman Ling (Jet Li), who has a romantic attachment to the leader of one side of the feud (Rosamund Kwan). However, on the other side is an evil sorcerer, Asia the Invincible (B… |
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Asian Furniture & Home Décor – 22 Tang Dragon Handle Chinese Bronze Vase Oriental Table Lamp $299.00 One of a collection of over 300 extraordinary, hand crafted, decorative oriental lamps- classic sizes & designs, perfect next to the sofa or chair, desk tops, hallway or foyer, or on the nightstand next to the bed. Before trade ties with China in the 1970’s, oriental lamps sold at antique stores and auctions houses for thousands of dollars, and beautified the decor of mostly European capitals & co… |
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Unique Unusual Interesting Intriguing Accent – 26 Hand Painted Ceramic Tang Horse Table Desk Lamp w/ Pagoda Shade $249.95 Unique, finely crafted Chinese ceramic oriental lamp- Tang horse statue shaped lamp body with timeless ice crackle glaze finish, elegant dark hardwood base, fine fabric shade, decorative porcelain finial, UL approved 3 way switch, wiring and socket, to accomodate standard 3 way & single filament bulbs, ships in 48 hours, professionally packed & fully insured from our Massachusetts warehouse via Fe… |
Humongous 66 Inch Full Tang Nodachi Sword Review
An Ashigaru would be the owner of the ancient Nodashi swords or great swords. These were the province of the lowly foot soldier who were looked down upon by the Samarai. These foot warriors were common born and often conscripted and poorly trained. They were rewarded only in loot at the end of a successful campaign and even carried in their own food.
While the high born Samarai looked down on the Ashigaru and felt they had nothing of worth to contribute, the longer reach of a sword such as Humongous 66 Inch Full Tang Nodachi Sword, put them further away from the ravaging Mongols than the mounted Samurai with their lighter though usually much better made Japanese Longbow and katana.
While the Samurai could and did certainly confuse the Mongol horde by approaching and reciting a record of his ancestry, his deeds, and challenging and individual opponent, this method of warfare was impractical against the Mongols who simply tossed bombs at them and rained arrows before his recitation was finished. The way of honor of a Samurai was impractical a longer reach was necessary.
Perhaps the Ashigaru were lowborn and unwilling participants with little skill at first but they eventually mastered the way of the sword and wore such great swords as the Humongous 66 Inch Full Tang Nodachi Sword slung over their back as a sign of status and fought with increasing skill.
Although the Japanese foot soldier and his great sword may have been considered lowly, and with little to contribute, times changed and the Ashigaru gradually gained status as battle tactics changed and some even rose to prominence. When warfare changed from the l one on one battles by mounted Samurai,to group attacks by massed foot soldiers, the lightly armored Ashigaru became the main force of the battles.
Such legendary sword makers such as Goro Nyudo Masamune may not have made a sword for a lowly Japanese foot soldier such as the Humongous 66 Inch Full Tang Nodachi Sword, but his contributions to Japanese sword making changed the way swords were made and he introduced double quenching increasing the tensile strength of the swords he made. Such swords were works of art as the Samurai demanded beauty as well as practicality. Swords made after his innovations were stronger, more deadly and less likely to rust.
The Ashigaru as foot soldiers required longer weapons that would be impractical for the mounted Samurai to carry, and these lightly armored soldiers might wear only a Jingasa (hardened leather hat) and a breastplate. Sometimes the Ashigaru, might have been armed with a Naginata, which was a pole weapon.
Still, they were effective Japanese soldiers and later rigorously trained and successful, with success and results among the Japanese warlords, came rewards and power, and the first to rise from these ranks was Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was born of a peasant warrior with no Samurai ancestry as far as records indicate, but after his ride to prominence, he raised his soldier followers to Samurai status.
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Tang dynasty Chinese swords- the ancestor of Japanese swords