The Tonbogiri(蜻蛉切,Tonbogiri?) is one of three legendary spears created by the famed swordsmith Masamune, said to be wielded by the daimyo Honda Tadakatsu. The spear derives its name from the myth that a dragonfly landed on its blade and was instantly cut in two. Thus Tonbo (Japanese for dragonfly) and giri (sources have listed it as cutter/cutting), translating this spear's name as "Dragonfly Cutter/Cutting spear". It has been suggested that Honjo Masamune be merged into this article or section. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Honda Tadakatsu (æœ¬å¤šå¿ å‹, 1548 – December 3, 1610), also called Honda HeihachirÅ (本多平八郎), was a general in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. ...
This is a type of short Japanese spear used for mounted combat and for samurai on foot, termed a yari associated with sojutsu. Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... several yari, including one hafted with a simple crossbar straight yari head with saya Jumonji yari head use of yari in mock combat Yari (æ§) is the Japanese term for spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear. ... Sōjutsu (槍術, sometimes incorrectly read as yarijutsu) is the art of fighting with the Japanese spear, yari (槍). ...
This spear makes its pop-culture appearance in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Samurai Warriors, Kessen, and Final Fantasy XI Online. Samurai Warriors 2 (Sengoku Musou 2) PS2 Japanese game cover. ... Kessen is a PlayStation 2 launch title produced by Koei and published by Electronic Arts. ...
Japanese Mythology Image File history File linksMetadata Amaterasu_cave_crop. ... Japanese mythology is an extremely complex system of beliefs. ...
Indeed the pass was even quieter than the mountains above them; it was a place that begged investigation like an ancient castle or a cave.
Koshin smiled, "Thirty years ago, Ujirou-san, this small pass was named Tonbogiri; during the Clan Wars, a group of undead tried to penetrate the Dragon Lands through this area, thinking the same thing that you do now.
The result was a flened sky of arrows though who knows whether it is still guarded, given the state of the Dragonfly lands."
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