Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

Traditional ceremony for the piloting halberd of departure, in the presence of Patricia Miralles, Minister Delegate for Memory and Veterans, for the Mission Jeanne d'Arc aboard the French Navy's Porte Helicoptere Mistral (PHE Mistral) in the military port of Toulon, France on February 24, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

Departure of The Joan of Arc Mission 25 - Toulon

Traditional ceremony for the piloting halberd of departure, in the presence of Patricia Miralles, Minister Delegate for Memory and Veterans, for the Mission Jeanne d'Arc aboard the French Navy's Porte Helicoptere Mistral (PHE Mistral) in the military port of Toulon, France on February 24, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

KYOTO, Japan - The Gion Festival, sponsored by Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, reaches a high point on July 17 with a parade of Yamaboko (mountain spear) floats. The festival dates back to 869, when 66 tall spears were erected in the Imperial Park to fight a nationwide epidemic. The photo shows the Naginataboko (halberd spear) float leading the parade, which starts from the Shijyokarasuma section of the old Japanese capital.

Costume of generals in the age of civil wars

Costume of generals in the age of civil wars

Three men dressed in full armour stand in a line and look toward the camera. The man on the left wears a hat and holds a halberd in his right hand. The man in the centre wears a helmet and holds a spear in his right hand and an arrow in his left. The man to the right wears a jingasa and holds a spear in his right hand.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐17‐0]

A soldier in armour

A soldier in armour

This armour seems to be a domaru or torso protector. The man has two swords on the waist and seems to be holding a naginata (halberd). A nichirin orb is attached to the front of the helmet.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Pierre Rossier, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number70‐3‐0]

Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

KYOTO, Japan - The Gion Festival, sponsored by Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, reaches a high point on July 17 with a parade of Yamaboko (mountain spear) floats. The festival dates back to 869, when 66 tall spears were erected in the Imperial Park to fight a nationwide epidemic. The photo shows the Naginataboko (halberd spear) float leading the parade, which starts from the Shijyokarasuma section of the old Japanese capital.

Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

KYOTO, Japan - The Gion Festival, sponsored by Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, reaches a high point on July 17 with a parade of Yamaboko (mountain spear) floats. The festival dates back to 869, when 66 tall spears were erected in the Imperial Park to fight a nationwide epidemic. The photo shows the Naginataboko (halberd spear) float leading the parade, which starts from the Shijyokarasuma section of the old Japanese capital.