Title: Zusetsu nihon buki shūseiAuthor: Kunihiro Arai Publisher: Gakken, 2005
ISBN: 4-05-604040-0 C9421
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 167 pages, 25 cm by 25 cm, softcover
Topics: Bagu,
Bugu,
Nihontō,
Teppō ID: B0475
Very nicely illustrated book about all kinds of weapons used by the samurai.
Title: Nihontō taizen 2Author: Kazuhiko Inada Publisher: Gakken, 2007
ISBN: 978-4-05-604567-3 C9421
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 159 pages, 25 cm by 25 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0474
As usual with the “Gakken” books, a very nicely illustrated overview of nihonto and tosogu (part II)
Title: Nihontō taizenAuthor: Kazuhiko Inada Publisher: Gakken, 2006
ISBN: 4-05-604039-7 C9421
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color pictures
Other: 142 pages, 25 cm by 25 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0473
As usual with the “Gakken” books, a very nicely illustrated overview of nihonto and tosogu.
Title: Sengoku no jissenkabuto - ketteibanAuthor: Masao Takemura,
Tetsuo Owada Publisher: Gakken, 2009
ISBN: 978-4-05-605167-4
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 159 pages, 25.5 by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto ID: B0409
Great book aimed at the general public with a focus on Sengoku era kabuto. Mr. Takemura is a board member of the NKBKHK, the Japanese Armor Society.
Title: Sengoku no kawari kabuto - KetteibanAuthor: Uneme Kasahara,
Iwao Fujimoto Publisher: Gakken, 2010
ISBN: 978-4-05-605725-6
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 191 pages, 25.5 by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto,
Katchū ID: B0408
Great book aimed at the general public with many examples of kawari kabuto. Mr. Fujimoto was at that time the president of the NKBKHK, the Japanese Armor Society.
Title: Daimyōke no katchū - KetteibanAuthor: Iwao Fujimoto Publisher: Gakken, 2007
ISBN: 978-4-05-604582-6
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 175 pages, 25.5 by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto,
Katchū ID: B0407
Great book aimed at the general public with a focus on some famous daimyo armors. Mr. Fujimoto was at that time the president of the NKBKHK, the Japanese Armor Society.
Title: Sengoku katchū shū II - ketteibanAuthor: Izawa Shōji Publisher: Gakken, 2005
ISBN: 4-05-603642-X
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 174 pages, 25.5 by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū ID: B0406
Great book aimed at the general public, with a focus on armor from the Sengoku period. The follow up book of B0405 has a larger focus on kabuto.
Title: Sengoku katchū shū - ketteibanAuthor: Izawa Shōji Publisher: Gakken, 2003
ISBN: 4-05-602892-3
Language: Japanese
Illustrations: Color Pictures
Other: 181 pages, 25.5 by 18.5 cm, softcover
Topics: Bugu,
Kabuto,
Katchū,
Menpō,
Tōsōgu ID: B0405
Great book aimed at the general public, with a focus on armor from the Sengoku period.
Celebrating the beauty of Japanese samurai armour