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奥原マット - Matt Okuhara - 松本城鉄砲隊 - Interpreter for the Matsumoto Castle Gun Corps. Equestrian. Former police officer. Military veteran. Occasional writer.

 Matsumoto-shi, Nagano
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Joined September 2021
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This is what we do. The Matsumoto Castle Gun Corps is a shooting display team from the Japanese Alps. We use samurai era guns and practice hōjutsu; the Way of the Gun. #hojutsu #samurai #gunsamurai #matsumoto #japan
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The beginning, middle and end of a career in the CNC.
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Gun Samurai when he’s not a gun samurai…
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It's up! 👉 2026 FULL VERSION: 37th National Gunnery Exercise at Matsumoto Castle youtu.be/nv7fU58ZS60 Huge thanks to @_Gun_Samurai for having me! (check out his channel for more great Japanese gun stuff)
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Members of Aichi Gun Corps at Matsumoto Castle for the 37th Annual National Gunnery Exercise. @t326pMr623 🎥 @ohazassu
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Time for a quiz! Samurai firearms were defined by their battlefield role! What were these three types used for? A) Chuzutsu B) Zamazutsu C) Bajouzutsu
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A - Shooting things B - Shooting things C - Shooting things You can find out more about The Way of the Gun here: a.co/d/0gU1Fmbr
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Gun Samurai: A Decade in the Matsumoto Castle Gun Corps

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On the gun line with Gun Samurai. 🎥 @ohazassu
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Ozutsu in action! This is from our autumn gunnery exercise at Matsumoto Castle! Head on over to YouTube for the highlights! 🎥 @ohazassu
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youtu.be/rXSv5j5EirA?si=nQxa…
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Taiko at Matsumoto Castle! Im getting to work making a gunnery exercise upload - these guys were the warm up act! 🎥 @ohazassu
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Here's the link youtu.be/TkDOMtchGxY
2026 Japanese Gunnery Show at Matsumoto Castle 国宝松本城古式砲術演武 (Highlig...

2026 Japanese Gunnery Show at Matsumoto Castle 国宝松本城古式砲術演武 (Highlig...

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Check out our highlights, from @ohazassu!
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New Video: Shooting the Shooters (Gun Samurai) [Highlights] youtu.be/TkDOMtchGxY
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Thanks to your feedback on the poll there will be two versions of the gun samurai video. Let's start with the action-packed highlights tomorrow at 6:30am Japan time! #Japan #Nagano #history
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‘The castle’s that way…’
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Finding some cool frames from the video!
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2nd from the left looks familiar...
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From one uniform to another. Life in Japan has been good to me and I am grateful 🙇‍♂️
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Been a hectic day but I'm slowly getting through all the footage from yesterday's gun show in Matsumoto. A quick clip coz I can't wait to show you some of this incredible experience!
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The full regiment! At Matsumoto Castle this weekend.
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Groceries in one hand, 18th century Japanese matchlock in the other. Ohazassu Johnny reporting for duty! 🫡😄
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