Hōjutsu, the Glossary
/ Teppojutsu (鉄砲術), the art of gunnery, is the martial art of Japan dedicated to Japanese black powder firearm usage.[1]
Table of Contents
11 relations: Ashigaru, Battle of Nagashino, Edo period, Japan, Katana, Kayakujutsu, Matsumoto Castle, Militia, Samurai, Tanegashima (gun), Yari.
Ashigaru
were infantry employed by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
Battle of Nagashino
The was a famous battle in Japanese history, fought in 1575 at Nagashino in Mikawa Province (present-day Nagashino, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture).
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Edo period
The, also known as the, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Katana
A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands.
Kayakujutsu
is the use of firearms, gunpowder and explosives especially by ninja.
Matsumoto Castle
, originally known as Fukashi Castle, is one of Japan's premier historic castles, along with Himeji and Kumamoto.
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Militia
A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel; or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class (e.g.
Samurai
were soldiers who served as retainers to lords (including ''daimyo'') in Feudal Japan.
Tanegashima (gun)
, most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English, was a type of matchlock-configured arquebus firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543.
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Yari
is the term for a traditionally-made Japanese blade (日本刀; nihontō) in the form of a spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hōjutsu
Also known as Hojutsu, Teppo jutsu.