Hotarumaru
Japanese sword
螢丸 · 蛍丸
- Type
- Japanese sword
- Length
- 1 m (3.3 ft)
Hotarumaru (蛍丸; "Firefly") is an ōdachi (Japanese huge greatsword) forged by the swordsmith Rai Kunitoshi (来国俊) and an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q11625552 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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