Dress

~ Dress ~

What did the Samurai wear in battle? The Samurai wore the Kimono and men usually had an outer and inner layer. Did styles change throughout time? No, because they already had a popular style and it was the Hitatare dress. What are the different parts of Samurai armor? There is six different parts of armor which include, the chest protector, shin guards, armored sleeves, helmet, mask and the loin guards. ~ Samurai Armor ~  Chest Protector: Yoroi   Shin guards: Sune-ate   Armored sleeves: Kote   Helmet: Kabuto   Mask: Ho-ate or Mempo   Loin guards: Koshi-ate What weapons did the Samurai wear? The weapons the Samurai used were the Tessen, Jutte, Hachiwara, Manrikigusari, Shakuhachi, and the Kansashi. They were only allowed to wear two kinds of swords, a long one and a short one.

Did the Samurai dress for different occasions? No, but during the Winter they wore heavier Kimonos and in the Summer they wore lighter, like a finer silk. Tesson Jutte Hachiwara Manrikigusari

Shakuhachi

Kansashi

Hitatare Dress

Body Armor

[] [] [] Chest protector: YoroilShin guards: Sune-atLoin guards:[]