Haramachi shi, now part of Minami Sōma, is famous for the fabulous Sōma Nomaoi Samurai festival. This set covers the history of the city and it’s festival, with many pictures of armor, kura, abumi, scrolls. battle flags etc.
Title: Nihon no kassen bugu jiten (zuroku) Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Kashiwa Shobō, 1999 ISBN: 4-7601-1705-9 C1521 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white drawings, black and white pictures Other: 390 pages, 26.5 cm by 19.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Samurai, Teppō ID: B0468
Encyclopedia of arms related things as they are illustrated in battle scrolls, mostly illustrated with line drawings.
Title: Japanese Armour - An Illustrated Guide to the Work of Myōchin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century Author: John L. Anderson Publisher: Arms and Armour Press, 1968 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 84 pages, 22 cm by 14.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen ID: B0467
The classic work of John Anderson with many pieces of his then amazing collection.
Title: Oriental Armour Author: H. Russell Robinson Publisher: Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 1967 Language: English Illustrations: Black and white pictures and line drawings Other: 257 pages, 24.5 cm by 16 cm, hardcover Topics:History, Kabuto, Katchū ID: B0455
Classic and interesting book from Robinson that puts Japanese armour in a more asian perspective.
Title: Katchūshi meikan Author: Yoshihiko Sasama Publisher: Tôken shyunjyû shinbunshya, 1975 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures Other: 347 pages, 19 cm by 13.5 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū ID: B0453
First edition of the important overview of the known armor smiths at that time.
Title: Nihon no katchū Author: Nihon Katchū Bugu Kenkyūkai Publisher: Tokuma Shoten, 1963 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Black and white pictures, few color pictures, line drawings Other: 321 pages, 17.5 cm by 11 cm, hardcover Topics:Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō ID: B0451
Title: Takeda shingen katsuyori no katchū to tōken Author: Ichirō Miura , 2011 ISBN: 978-486366-091-5 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 277 pages, 21.5 cm by 15.5 cm, softcover Topics:Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura ID: B0450
Interesting book about the armors of Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori.
Title: Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi no tōken to katchū Author: Iten Iida Publisher: Miyaobi Shuppansha, 2013 ISBN: 978-4-86366-096-0 Language: Japanese Illustrations: Color and black and white pictures Other: 277 pages, 21.5 cm by 15.5 cm, softcover Topics:Abumi, Bagu, Bugu, Kabuto, Katchū, Kura, Nihontō, Tōsōgu ID: B0449
Great overview of some of the arms and armors related to Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Title: Nara katchūshi no kenkyū
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Title: Nihon no kassen bugu jiten (zuroku)
Title: Japanese Armour - An Illustrated Guide to the Work of Myōchin and Saotome Families from the 15th to the 20th Century
Title: Oriental Armour
Title: Katchūshi meikan
Title: Meishō no kotoba : bujin no ikizama to bigaku 90 quotes
Title: Nihon no katchū
Title: Takeda shingen katsuyori no katchū to tōken
Title: Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi no tōken to katchū
