Masakari
Encyclopedia
The masakari is an ancient Japan
ese and Chinese
weapon
. This battle-axe was used by the Yamabushi
, the warrior monks. The blade is made of heavy metal with a spike opposite which is attached to the wooden haft through the means of a socket. The masakari has a weight of 4 kg and is 120 cm long.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese and Chinese
China
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weapon
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
. This battle-axe was used by the Yamabushi
Yamabushi
' are Japanese mountain ascetic hermits with a long tradition as mighty warriors endowed with supernatural powers. They follow the Shugendō doctrine, an integration of mainly esoteric Buddhism of the Shingon sect, with Tendai and Shinto elements...
, the warrior monks. The blade is made of heavy metal with a spike opposite which is attached to the wooden haft through the means of a socket. The masakari has a weight of 4 kg and is 120 cm long.