Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Three Great Spears of Japan

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

The Three Great Spears of Japan are three individual spears that were made and crafted by the greatest historical blacksmiths of Japan:

  1. Tonbokiri (蜻蛉切): This spear once wielded by Honda Tadakatsu, one of the great generals of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was forged by Masazane a peer of Muramasa.
  2. Nihongo, or Nippongo (日本号): A famous spear that was once used in the Imperial Palace. Nihongo later found its way into the possession of Masanori Fukushima, and then Tahei Mori. It is now at The Fukuoka City Museum where it was restored.
  3. Otegine (御手杵)

References

Three Great Spears of Japan Wikipedia


Similar Topics