| Yoroi - A Japanese traditional craft with the spirits of samurai |
Yoroi is Japanese armor which samurai warriors wore to protect their body in a battleground in the old days.
Nowadays Japanese people buy yoroi when being blessed with a child (especially baby-boy)
in their family and display it in their house
in May (There is a seasonal festival for boys) hoping their child to grow strong and brave
enough like a leader of samurais.
Yoroi is believed to bring fortune. On the
other hand it is also believed to protect
people from evils. So some people display yoroi in an entrance hall of a building
so that it let fortune come in and keep
evils out.
On one hand Japan has been highly industrialized
and one of the leading countries in
technology today; on the other hand Japan has
treasured its original culture, arts and
crafts. Both sides of Japan have achieved by
passing down a kind of the Japanese
spirit, diligence and delicacy,
through the generations.
The yoroi we sell is made by artisans who also have
that spirit.
Once you have one, you must appreciate the
beauty and art of yoroi and share the
Japanese spirit with us.
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| Yoroi Making -
Handcrafted One By One |
| Kabuto - helmet |
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Forming a kabuto (helmet). |
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| Odoshi - Threading Code |
Colorful codes for Odoshi |
Threading a code through a plastron |
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| Details |
Fix Hijigane. |
Sew
yoroi hitatare (underclothing). |
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| How to display |
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- Place yoroi stand on yoroibitsu container
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- Put a pair of haidates (for covering thighs and
knees) onto the yoroibitsu container.
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- Place dou (for protecting torso) on top of the haitate
by hanging it from the yoroi stand.
- Adjust a obi (belt) around the dou.
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- Stuff old newspapers (for example) into kotes
(for covering arms) and suneates (for covering legs) to make them look like the real thing.
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- Place kotes and osodes (for covering shoulders)
by hanging them from the yoroi stand.
- Place sunes in front of haidates.
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- Adjust menpou (a protective covering of the
face) by its bands.
- Put the helmet on top of the yoroi stand and fix the
chin strap.
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