The wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差, "side inserted sword",[1] ...
wikipedia - 08 Jul 2022The wakizashi (Japanese: 脇差, "side inserted sword",[1] in reference to the practice of wearing this item inserted through one's obi or sash at one's side, whereas the larger tachi sword was worn slung from a cord) is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (nihontō)[2][3] worn by the samurai in feudal Japan.
