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japanese_armor


Any type of traditional Japanese armor, typically worn by samurai.


h4. Examples


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h4. Related tags


* Kabuto (helmet) (helmet)

** Shikoro (suspended neck guard on kabuto)

* Menpoo (half-mask)

* Nodowa (gorget) (crescent-shaped gorget)

* Dou (breastplate or cuirass)

** Horo (cloak) (balloon-shaped cloak attached to the back)

* Sode (pauldrons)

* Kote (vambraces)

** Kurokote (black kote)

* Kusazuri (faulds)

* Haidate (thigh guards under kusazuri/cuisses)

* Suneate (shin guards/greaves)


h4. See also


* Japanese clothes

** Jinbaori (sleeveless jacket/vest typically worn over armor)

** Kataginu (similar to jinbaori but tapers over the shoulders, typically worn over a kimono)

** Waraji (straw sandals)

* List of armor

* Samurai


h4. External links


* Touken World (JP): What is Japanese armor

* Wikipedia: Japanese armour

* Wikipedia (JP): Japanese armour



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