Ya (arrow)

Two matoya, target practice arrows.

## Contents

* 1 Parts of the ya
* 1.1 No (shaft)
* 1.2 Fletching
* 1.3 Nock
* 1.4 Arrowheads
* 2 Gallery
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Parts of the ya

### No (shaft)

### Fletching

### Nock

### Arrowheads

Ya were large enough that they could be signed on the tang by the fletcher in the manner of Japanese swords.[1]

## Gallery

* Antique Japanese (samurai) arrowheads yajiri or yanone.

* Japanese arrow ya showing the feathers or flights.

* Antique Japanese target arrow tips (ne).

* A yazutsu (quiver) decorated with maki-e. Edo period, 18th century. Tokyo National Museum.

## See also

* Bodkin point
* Crossbow bolt
* Fire arrow
* Kabura-ya (Japanese signal arrow) (鏑矢)
* Makiwara – a target, made from tightly-packed straw, for firing practice arrows in-to.

## References

1. ↑ Japan Society of London. Transactions and proceedings of the Japan Society, London, Volume 4. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co., 1900. Original from Princeton University p. 126

## External links

* DeProspero (1 August 2011). "Kyudo Equipment". http://www.kyudo.com.

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