Talk:Hoko yari

Merging with yari

 * I have no problem with merging, I have looked all over for images and information and there really is not enough for a decent article.Samuraiantiqueworld (talk) 12:44, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if we call this weapon hoko yari. It's just hoko in Japanese. Hoko (矛) and Yari (槍) are different words in both China and Japan (though there are several theories about the distinction). Since this is the origin of the word 矛盾 (meaning contradiction), I think we should have a separate article. There's more information in the Japanese page that can be translated.  --Shinkansen Fan (talk) 05:25, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Nara period?
The image shows Yayoi period hoko (銅矛) while the intro says "thought to be from the Nara period". Which is correct? As far as I understand, the hoko in the image are ritual weapons not suitable for combat. The article seems to mention only combat use spears. I don't know anything about Nara period hoko or hoko for combat (I don't doubt that those might have existed). bamse (talk) 09:39, 27 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I think that statement is incorrect. Hoko were Bronze Age weapon older than yari and naginata. The image shows hoko from ancient Izumo before Yamato prevailed. Amenonuhoko is an example of hoko in mythological times.While hoko can be used for rituals, there were sword-like hoko for combat that looked like this: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Hoko02.png --Shinkansen Fan (talk) 18:25, 17 February 2012 (UTC)