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Ninjatō

The ninjatō (忍者刀) or Shinobi gatana(忍刀) is alleged to be the preferred weapon of the shinobi of feudal Japan. It is portrayed by modern ninjutsu practitioners (including Masaaki Hatsumi and Stephen K. Hayes) as the weapon of the ninja and features prominently in popular culture. 20th-century examples of this sword are displayed at the Koka Ninja Village…

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Blade length
Blade length 46 centimetres (18 in) 46 cm 61 centimetres (24 in)
Length
~48 centimetres (19 in)
Mass
~0.42 kilograms (0.93 lb)
Place of origin
Japan
Type
Short sword (single-edge)
Used by
Ninjutsu practitioners (allegedly)

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Ninjatō

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples55
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
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related to history · 32
Ninjatō → Ads, American, August, Because, Black Belt, Books, Bujinkan, Enter, Hatsumi, Hayes, Heishichirō Okuse, Hollywood, Igaryu, January, Japan, Japanese, Masaaki Hatsumi, Mono, Mono Kirigakure Saizō, Mono Zoku Kirigakure Saizō
related to Appearance · 8
Ninjatō → Buddhist, Despite, Fudo Myo-oh, Hayes, His, Japanese, The, Usually
related to Usage · 6
Ninjatō → Books, Contemporary, Due, One, The, When
related to External links · 2
Ninjatō → Koka Ninja Village Museum, Nihonto
Blade length · 1
Ninjatō → Blade length 46 centimetres (18 in) 46 cm 61 centimetres (24 in)
Length · 1
Ninjatō → ~48 centimetres (19 in)
Mass · 1
Ninjatō → ~0.42 kilograms (0.93 lb)
Place of origin · 1
Ninjatō → Japan
Type · 1
Ninjatō → Short sword (single-edge)
Used by · 1
Ninjatō → Ninjutsu practitioners (allegedly)

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ninja sword swords japan used blade short ninjutsu straight hayes weapon one hatsumi museum evidence existence alleged chokutō practitioners shinobi

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NinjatōBlade lengthBlade length 46 centimetres (18 in) 46 cm 61 centimetres (24 in)1.00infobox
NinjatōLength~48 centimetres (19 in)1.00infobox
NinjatōMass~0.42 kilograms (0.93 lb)1.00infobox
NinjatōPlace of originJapan1.00infobox
NinjatōTypeShort sword (single-edge)1.00infobox
NinjatōUsed byNinjutsu practitioners (allegedly)1.00infobox
chemicals used to blind pursuersinstance ofThe scabbard is also said to have been longer than the blade of the ninjatō in order to hide various objects0.80text
Ninjatōrelated to AppearanceThe0.60section
Ninjatōrelated to AppearanceUsually0.60section
Ninjatōrelated to AppearanceDespite0.60section
Ninjatōrelated to AppearanceHayes0.60section
Ninjatōrelated to AppearanceJapanese0.60section

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