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Kabura-ya (Japanese signal arrow)
Signal arrows, (turnip-headed arrow), a type of arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when shot 〔(''Transactions and proceedings of the Japan Society'', London, Volume 4 Author, Japan Society of London, Publisher Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co., 1900 P.126 )〕and were used in ritual archery exchanges prior to formal medieval battles. The sound was created by a specially carved or perforated bulb of deer horn or wood attached to the tip. In English, these are often called "whistling-bulb arrows", "messenger arrows", or "signal arrows." ''Kabura'' literally translates to "turnip", and thus the Japanese term technically means "turnip-shaped arrows." The Chinese ''xiangjian'' (sometimes pronounced and written ''mingdi'') was quite similar, and up until the end of the Warlord Era were commonly used by bandits to announce the gang's approach.
==Use==
In battle, particularly around the time of the Heian period, ''kabura-ya'' would be shot before a battle, to alert the enemy. The whistling sound was also believed to chase away evil spirits, and to alert friendly ''kami'' to lend their support. It was not uncommon for archery exchanges to be performed for quite some time, and in the 1183 battle of Kurikara, for example, fifteen arrows were shot by each side, then thirty, then fifty, then one hundred, before these hundred samurai on each side actually engaged one another in battle.〔Turnbull, Stephen (1987). 'Battles of the Samurai'. London: Arms and Armour Press.〕 It was also not uncommon for messages to be tied to these arrows, which could be shot into fortresses, battle camps or the like. This practice of the formal archery exchange likely died out gradually following the end of the Heian period, as war became less and less ritualized.
The arrows would also be sold at Shintō shrines as good luck charms, particularly around New Year's Day; simply carrying a ''kabura-ya'' is meant to serve as a ward against evil spirits.
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