Nomura Gusoku (2005)
Armor at the front of the Nomura samurai house and museum in Kanazawa's Nagamachi samurai district. The Nomura were high-ranking samurai until going broke during the Meiji era. The house features a beautiful garden and some excellent artifacts, including weapons and armor.
Japanese armor is known as gusoku. It was made of metal or leather--not wood. The helmet is known as the kabuto and may bear the crest of a particular clan/family. The face shield is called menpo. The "breast plate," if you will, is known simply as the do. Shoulder plates are referred to as sode. Kusazuri hang down from the waist area, while the thighs and legs are protected by the haidate and suneate.
Nagamachi Samurai District. Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Nomura Gusoku (2005)
Armor at the front of the Nomura samurai house and museum in Kanazawa's Nagamachi samurai district. The Nomura were high-ranking samurai until going broke during the Meiji era. The house features a beautiful garden and some excellent artifacts, including weapons and armor.
Japanese armor is known as gusoku. It was made of metal or leather--not wood. The helmet is known as the kabuto and may bear the crest of a particular clan/family. The face shield is called menpo. The "breast plate," if you will, is known simply as the do. Shoulder plates are referred to as sode. Kusazuri hang down from the waist area, while the thighs and legs are protected by the haidate and suneate.
Nagamachi Samurai District. Kanazawa, Ishikawa.