Naginata

is a pole arm with a curved single-edged blade on the end. It was widely used by Japanese infantries and cavalries since long before the Sengoku period until the introduction of.

Appearance in the InuYasha series
Naginatas were used by several characters in the Inuyasha series:


 * Hoshiyomi wielded the Naginata of Kenkon: a double-bladed naginata that was split in two in order to hide it.
 * Hakudōshi wielded a naginata that he obtained by killing its previous owner.
 * In the anime, the yōkai Chokyūkai wielded a naginata.
 * In the video game Secret of the Divine Jewel, Janis obtained the naginata Akanemaru from the God of Habaki.
 * The yōkai taijiya Setsuna currently wields the Kanemitsu no Tomoe.