being a warrior preferred to use ōdachi. In the Nanboku-chō period in the 14th century, huge Japanese swords such as ōdachi were at their peak. The reason...

Shigeo Ōdachi (大達 茂雄, Ōdachi Shigeo, 5 January 1892 – 25 September 1955) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in both early Shōwa period...

The nagamaki is believed to have been developed from the ōdachi (great sword). The ōdachi, with its long blade, was sometimes too long to be used with...

Motoyuki Odachi (尾立 源幸, Odachi Motoyuki, born October 9, 1963) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors...

states that he used a ōdachi of 7 shaku 8 sun (237 centimetres (93 in)), and Asakura Shimatsuki (朝倉始末記) states that he used a ōdachi of about 9 shaku 5 sun...

by fireflies. The ōdachi is also known as Aso no Hotarumaru (阿蘇の蛍丸) since it was kept as a treasure of the Aso Shrine. The ōdachi was designated an Important...

often compared to the Japanese ōdachi or nagamaki which bear close resemblances and similarities to it. Miaodao Ōdachi Wodao Zhanmadao Lorge 2012, p. 103...

The Ōdachi Cave (大立洞窟, Ōdachi dōkutsu) is an archaeological site with a cave dwelling in use in the early Jōmon period (8000 to 2500 BC), located in what...

blade. It bears a strong resemblance to the Tang sword, zhanmadao, tachi or ōdachi in form. Extant examples show a handle approximately 25.5 cm (10.0 in) long...

across the back, are called ōdachi or nodachi. The word ōdachi is also sometimes used as a synonym for Japanese swords. Odachi means "great sword", and Nodachi...