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 As blade-making methods improved, samurai swords got more curved, eventually developing into the well-known katana, probably the most renowned sword in the world. [([[http://www.mitsubishicarbide.com/it/magazine/article/vol04/wa_vol04|Mitsubishi Materials]])]
+===== Daishō =====
+Katanas were typically used in conjunction with a smaller blade, known as a wakizashi. If a katana and a wakizashi were worn together, it was an indication that the person was a samurai. This bladed pair was known as a daisho, which translates as "big-little". [([[https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-significance-of-the-two-swords-each-samurai-carried|Quora]])]
+===== Yari =====
+Although samurai fought with katanas, swords were not their primary weapon. Spears became increasingly frequent when heroic solo fighting gave way to clever group tactics. [([[https://katanasforsale.com/deadly-powerful-and-efficiently-dangerous-the-samurai-spear-and-polearms/|Katanas For Sale]])]
+===== Yumi =====
+The yumi, an exceptionally huge kind of longbow that would frequently stand higher than its user, was quickly adopted by samurai. These bows were generally made of laminated bamboo and were asymmetrical in form. Theories exist as to why they were designed this way, but one of the most plausible explanations is that the extra springiness allowed a skilled archer to shoot while crouching or kneeling. [([[https://myarcherycorner.com/traditional-archery-bows-the-japanese-yumi/|My Archery Corner]])]
+===== Tanegashima =====
+When gunpowder was created, samurai abandoned bows in favor of guns and cannons, with the tanegashima, a matchlock rifle favored with late-16th century samurai and on, as their long-distance weapon of choice. [([[https://pl.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/art-japan/edo-period/a/matchlock-gun-and-pistol|Khan Academy]])]
+===== Wakashudo =====
+When it came to same-sex relationships, Samurai were highly accepting. In reality, the practice of an experienced samurai developing a connection with a youth-in-training, known as wakashudo, was encouraged and highly popular. [([[https://www.tofugu.com/japan/gay-samurai/|Tofugu]])]
+===== Art =====
+The samurai were also expected to be well-versed in the arts, and they participated in a variety of creative pursuits including as poetry, rock gardens, ink drawings, flower arrangement, and tea ceremonies. [([[https://www.invaluable.com/blog/history-of-the-bushido-code/|Invaluable]])]
+===== Ainu =====
+While the Japanese were notoriously judgmental about racial purity, the samurai were noticeably hairier and lighter-skinned, implying that they were descended from an ethnic group known as the Ainu, who, ironically, were considered inferior by the Japanese and were frequently the subject of discrimination. [([[https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/662334|Journals Chicago]])]
+===== Marriages =====
+Marriages between Samurai were usually arranged by a third party of the same or higher status. The majority of samurai married women from samurai households, although lower-ranking samurai were allowed to marry commoners. [([[http://www.iromegane.com/japan/culture/samurais-marriage-in-edo-period/|Iromegane]])]
+===== Divorce =====
+Divorce was legal, but it was uncommon since it would be embarrassing for everyone involved, as well as because the samurai would have to return the dowry. [([[https://hakuouki-history.tumblr.com/post/93155190134/edo-period-marriage-and-divorce|Hakuouki]])]

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