Japanese arrowheads, yanone, are an art form themselves. Its high status in the traditional Japanese culture is explained by the fact that the bow, yumi, was the main weapon of the high-ranked samurai before the introduction of the firearm in the 16th century. It was even more important than the famous "samurai sword", tachi or katana. In fact, kyuba no michi, "the way of bow and arrow", was the essence of the noble warrior class. Shooting with bow and arrows from a horse’s back was practiced from childhood on and brought to perfection. Even today it is a traditional [...]