Samurai in Fukuoka

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Fri May 29, 2009 6:20 -0700

Here is a 3 1/2 minute video at the Kuroda Yoroioroe:

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/video/mai/0241.h ... &width=430

Lubidius · Post by **Lubidius** » Fri May 29, 2009 7:30 -0700

Thanks for sharing. The one fella at 2:22min into the video looks like the "Lord Of Darkness" from the movie Legend:
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f226/ ... rkness.jpg
It's almost as if the notoriety of the local Daimyo was measured by the size of the ornamentation on his 'Men' (helmet), to use a Kendo term. I don't know if the helmet was originally referred to as 'Men' in the Edo period.

Fanfan · Post by **Fanfan** » Fri May 29, 2009 10:02 -0700

i would have liked to see that when i was in Asakusa !

perhaps a next time !