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Kabura-ya (鏑矢, lit. "Turnip[-headed] Arrow") is a type of Japanese arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when shot and were used in ritual archery exchanges before formal medieval battles. In Shinto, the sound made by the Kabura-ya arrow in mid-flight is thought to ward-off evil influences, and, like the Hama Ya, Hama Yumi and the Azusa Yumi, it is used is Shinto cleansing rites of sites, shrine grounds, parks, etc.

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  • Kabura-ya (鏑矢, lit. "Turnip[-headed] Arrow") is a type of Japanese arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when shot and were used in ritual archery exchanges before formal medieval battles. Like a Wind instrument, the sound was created by a specially carved or perforated bulb of deer horn or wood attached to the tip. In English, these are often called "whistling-bulb arrows", "messenger arrows", or "signal arrows." Kabura literally translates to "turnip", and thus the Japanese term technically means "turnip[-shaped] arrows." The Chinese xiangjian (sometimes pronounced and written mingdi) was quite similar, and until the end of the Warlord Era were commonly used by bandits to announce the gang's approach. In Shinto, the sound made by the Kabura-ya arrow in mid-flight is thought to ward-off evil influences, and, like the Hama Ya, Hama Yumi and the Azusa Yumi, it is used is Shinto cleansing rites of sites, shrine grounds, parks, etc. (en)
  • 鏑矢(かぶらや、希に蕪矢とも書く)は矢の先端付近の鏃の根元に位置するように鏑(後述)が取り付けられた矢のこと。射放つと音響が生じることから戦場における合図として合戦開始等の通知に用いられた。 古くはユーラシア大陸では、戦国時代の中原にて、荘子在宥篇に「嚆矢」の故事成語を成した話が記されている。また、北アジアの草原地帯にて遊牧国家匈奴を大帝国に発展させた冒頓単于が、親衛隊に冒頓の射る鏑矢の向けられた先を一斉に射るよう厳命し訓練をほどこし、クーデターに成功した逸話が前漢期に匈奴と全面戦争を永年にわたって展開した武帝の時代に編纂された史記に語られる。 日本列島では鎌倉時代には既に記述が見られる(保元物語)が、初期の頃は名称も定まっておらず起源、いつ頃から使われていたのかは解っていない。 (ja)
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  • 鏑矢(かぶらや、希に蕪矢とも書く)は矢の先端付近の鏃の根元に位置するように鏑(後述)が取り付けられた矢のこと。射放つと音響が生じることから戦場における合図として合戦開始等の通知に用いられた。 古くはユーラシア大陸では、戦国時代の中原にて、荘子在宥篇に「嚆矢」の故事成語を成した話が記されている。また、北アジアの草原地帯にて遊牧国家匈奴を大帝国に発展させた冒頓単于が、親衛隊に冒頓の射る鏑矢の向けられた先を一斉に射るよう厳命し訓練をほどこし、クーデターに成功した逸話が前漢期に匈奴と全面戦争を永年にわたって展開した武帝の時代に編纂された史記に語られる。 日本列島では鎌倉時代には既に記述が見られる(保元物語)が、初期の頃は名称も定まっておらず起源、いつ頃から使われていたのかは解っていない。 (ja)
  • Kabura-ya (鏑矢, lit. "Turnip[-headed] Arrow") is a type of Japanese arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when shot and were used in ritual archery exchanges before formal medieval battles. In Shinto, the sound made by the Kabura-ya arrow in mid-flight is thought to ward-off evil influences, and, like the Hama Ya, Hama Yumi and the Azusa Yumi, it is used is Shinto cleansing rites of sites, shrine grounds, parks, etc. (en)
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  • Kabura-ya (en)
  • 鏑矢 (ja)
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