- The
ōdachi (大太刀) (large/great sword) or
nodachi (野太刀,
field sword) is a type of
traditionally made ****anese
sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the
samurai class...
- On his
first day of high school, sumo
practitioner Hinomaru Ushio joins Odachi High's sumo club.
Despite his
short stature (professional sumo has a height...
- more
commonly known types of ****anese
swords are the uchigatana, tachi,
ōdachi, wakizashi, and tantō. In
modern times the most
commonly known type of ****anese...
- The
Ōdachi Cave (大立洞窟,
Ōdachi dōkutsu) is an
archaeological site with a cave
dwelling in use in the
early Jōmon
period (8000 to 2500 BC),
located in what...
- The
nagamaki is
believed to have been
developed from the
ōdachi (great sword). The
ōdachi, with its long blade, was
sometimes too long to be used with...
-
Shigeo Ōdachi (大達 茂雄,
Ōdachi Shigeo, 5
January 1892 – 25
September 1955) was a bureaucrat,
politician and
cabinet minister in both
early Shōwa period...
-
Hotarumaru (蛍丸, "Firefly") is an
ōdachi (****anese huge greatsword)
forged by the
swordsmith Rai
Kunitoshi (来国俊) and an
Important Cultural Property of ****an...
-
states that he used a
ōdachi of 7
shaku 8 sun (237
centimetres (93 in)), and
Asakura Shimatsuki (朝倉始末記)
states that he used a
ōdachi of
about 9
shaku 5 sun...
- blade. It
bears a
strong resemblance to the Tang sword, zhanmadao,
Tachi or
Odachi in form.
Extant examples show a
handle approximately 25.5 cm (10.0 in) long...
- dynasty, as well as
miaodao of the
Republican Era.
Changdao Dao (sword)
Ōdachi Messer (weapon) Zweihänder Yang, Jwing-Ming (1
March 1999).
Ancient Chinese...
