Shurikens (Ninja Throwing Stars)

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Shuriken, which literally means “hand-hidden blade,” was one of the hidden weapons that the samurai used as a supplement to other weapons, such as bows and arrows and swords.

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Sources:
Cunningham, Don. Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior. Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing, 2016

Farivar, Michel. Ninja Tools and Weapons. Livonia, Michigan: White Cat Publications, 2013.

Fletcher, Daniel. Japanese Throwing Weapons: Mastering Shuriken Throwing Techniques. Kanagawa: Tuttle Publishing, 2012.

Ramsey, Syed. Tools of War: History of Weapons in Medieval Times. Alpha Editions, 2016.