page_title: Tsurugi (sword)
hierarchical_section_title: Tsurugi (sword)
caption_attribution_description: English: Ken_double_edge_straight_sword_Kofun_period_5th_century
context_page_description: A tsurugi is a Japanese sword, akin to the Chinese jian. The word is used in the West to refer to a specific type of Japanese straight, double-edged sword used in antiquity.
context_section_description: A tsurugi (剣) is a Japanese sword, akin to the Chinese jian. The word is used in the West to refer to a specific type of Japanese straight, double-edged sword used in antiquity.
caption: A tsurugi double-edged straight sword from the Kofun period (5th century)
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