Quality video, no talking, no time wasting, no ads, no edm music, just straight up showing the uniform and showing how to wear it. If it's possible, can you make more videos like this? We'd love to see them!
Interesting, especially the puttee wraps. Puttees seem like a good way to keep insects, snakes and debris out of your trouser legs. The use of period popular music is a nice touch.
i thought it was mainly used to protect from snake bites since there were dangers of venomous snakes in the pacific theater mainly cobras and pit vipers
@@bludeuce3855 Puttees have been in use all over the world way before the pacific theater. They were meant as a cheaper to produce and effective alternative to cloth gaiters or leather jackboots.
@@hattorihan7503 well at leats i understand how to place them on since im planning to one way reenact as a japanese soldier and i managed to find a few places to obtain a repro japanese uniform and gear along with a type 90 helmet
@@bodoor8172 The Meiji 19 uniform used through the 1st Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese War was heavily based on Prussian waffenrocks. The hats were also based on the German Schirmmütze.
5:56 If you're thinking why this part has no background song cause the song he used in this video that got copyright claim so he remove that song at this part
Damn, but that second song is really good to listen into while he wears it. Too bad RUclips ruined this video like the ones that I've watched before from other channels.
List of song titles 0:21 愛馬進軍歌 / Aiba shingun ka / March of the Beloved Horse 3:17 麦と兵隊(赤い柘榴の丘越えて) / Mugi to heitai (akai zakuro no oka koete) / Wheat and Soldiers (Over the Red Boxwood Hill) 6:02 陸軍分列行進曲 / Rikugun Bunretsu Kōshinkyoku / Army Defile March Fusouka Army Defile March Fusouka (陸軍分列行進曲) is a march arranged from Battotai (抜刀隊) and Fusouka (扶桑歌)
During the Korean War, that uniform was Used by some korean soldiers and korean police. They even used Japanese rifles (korean police used type 44 rifles). Interestingly, some of the South Korean soldiers used not only Japanese military uniforms, but also North Korean military uniforms. In the early war, the supplies were so poor that even German Nazi uniforms were used. (The German military mark has not been removed Schutzstaffel m-44 German Camouflage uniforms)
Yes, Korean use of Japanese surplus equipment was widespread, I remember seeing a video of an ROK Officer leading a charge with a Japanese gunto in the Korean War. I recall the ROK still uses the same Japanese mess kits but with wire handles added
@@hattorihan7503 you're right. Koreans served in the Japanese military used the katana a lot. it was actively used by General Kim Seok-won and other officers and non-commissioned officers.
그 뿐만이 아니라 대한민국 국군의 모태 또한 일본군입니다 이것은 부인할 수 없는 역사적 사실이죠 식민지시기 일본군 특별지원병 제도의 시행으로 조선인들이 일본군에 복무 할 수 있는 기회를 얻게 되었기 때문입니다 그리고 일본인 친구 여러분 한국에 포항제철을 만들어 주셔서 대단히 감사합니다 한국인들은 가나야마 마사히데 전 주일대사님의 고마움을 절대 잊지 않을 것입니다
Quite a formidable foe once upon a time. Salute of respect to a former enemy. My father turned 18 years old in April 1945. He was a USA sailor in the pacific on missions that mostly involved cleanup operations after Atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I am thankful that my dad was part of the peace process to help Japan and make it one of our Allies.
a navy sailor in the atomic period ?? 1945 ???? No wonder hé did NOT get the fear AND HATRED on jap soldiers like ANY OTHER OF THE people (soldiers, pows AAAAAND CIVILIANS) of ALL the other victim nations that faced the WRATH of the jap soldier between 1937 and 1945 !!!
I have been re-enacting WW2 ( German) for over 30 years and have never seen a Japaneese re-enactor in person. This was awsome to see!! Love the uniform!!
You, and other channels similar, bring the young men who fought and braved through the war, whose lives had been taken away so tragically, back to life. Thank you ❤
Not quite, this loadout remained standard all the way to the end of the war. The only difference being the simplification and deteriorating quality of the individual pieces of kit as the war progresses.
@@hattorihan7503 Did Japanese troops eventually dithc their gas makes and used the bags for other things like the Germans did or was doing so considered disrespectful towards the Emperor or something like that?
@@Riceball01 The germans never ditched their gas masks. It remained a standard issue item throughout the war. Also throwing away a gas mask and using the tin/bag for something else would result in harsh punishment from a quartermaster/CO. Most militaries were (and still are)very strict about the maintenance of army property.
I tried on the outer tunic jacket at the National WW2 Museum, it was a reproduction of course, it was surprisingly comfortable. It was made of cotton. It was way more comfortable than the German tunic jacket which was made of wool. Thank you for the informative video.
Thanks for uploading this quite interesting video. Here in Europe we don't really see the Japanese or other Asian militaries covered, so yeah, well done 👏
My Father was training at USMC Camp Pendleton for the invasion of Japan when the war ended! He went on to own a tiki bar called the Volcano in Long Beech, CA. I remember many of his customers with 'Sailor Jerry' tattoos, they never talked about the war. The only good thing to come out of WWII was Gojida!
THIS WAS REALLY GREAT ! I THOUGHT I HAD LOGICALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROPER WAY TO TIE JAPANESE HELMET CHIN STRAPS , AND THIS VIDEO FINALLY CONFIRMS THAT I WAS CORRECT ! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !
Thank you for the video! It would be interesting to see how quickly a real IJA private first class (an experienced well drilled soldier of 1.5+ years of service) would have dressed up like this. I guess a factor of 3 quicker
good video, I noticed the IJA tied their puttees different then their western counter parts. I've also notice being a collector/reenactor of WWII uniforms and gear, how the Japanese kit was very simple but functional with greater use of tying parts together. For example, tying the pack to the waist belt verse American counter parts that had clips. Just interesting differences and very well done!
Metal was expensive, and they were all already pretty good at tying our cloths and anything they're trying to carry like a bag on a regular basis even with the westernization. It made alot of sense and cheaper to just tie stuff together.
Even their army boots have a very simple pig leather structure, it was just the soles that were complex. Japan was a poor country, so they could only afford to spend on parts that yielded the greatest dividends
I find tying puzzling (having used tied trousers in the rain, going for a pee can take time), the wholeand the use of leather belts and pouches shows they still have a good budget. (edit) The Viet Cong Black Pajama giving a lower budget reference
Great video and very informative. It was great to see How to wear every item. I was surprised by the basic design of the Type 99 Tako backpack. It looks like an evolution of the prussian style backpack we use in the parade uniform of the Chilean Army's Escuela Militar (Officer School) and in a simplified form in the NCO School. The "marmita"( I don't know the English Word for the metal food container and pot combination) looks very simmilar. Our packs had a wooden frame and were fastened to the ammo pouches via bronce hooks. But the principle is the same. I also got to use the last model of field pack with the poncho and cloth objects tied in a horseshoe shape around the pack. I understand that contemporary school backpacks used by children in Japan are based on old European Military models, maybe there is a conection but I don't know.
Yes, like the Chilean ones, the wood frame backpack was based on the German model but reduced in size to fit the stature of the average Japanese person at the time.
Awesome video man! I love comparing uniforms. Biggest one for me is the amount of kit and the rather drawn out time it seems to take to get kitted out for a fight. And I believe the uniforms were wool, were they not? I just can’t imagine! Very cool video. Thanks. Gonna help in my painting my model kits as well.
@@jeremiahball3970 I don't understand. Propaganda is used by government. Are you saying is fake? Just google "Japanese soldier stabbing a baby with a bayonet, all the photo evidence is there. I love Japan people and cuture, but the imperal army is not something you should admire. Try to wear this uniform do a little victory dance on the street in korea, china or any southeast asian countries.I can't sent you back to the past, but i can show you the consequence.
A superb ground up granular demonstration that greatly aids our collective practical understanding of a moment and place in history. Thank you for creating and sharing.
Very well done. Thank you. I learned a great deal from your presentation. I recently purchased an original, complete with liner, helmet that was brought back to the US. Would be equivalent to the Japanese Marines based on the front insignia. You demonstrated the proper way to tie the straps. Thank you again.
Very well done video! Thanks for demonstrating the tying of the helmet!!! I am not Japanese but I’m in the process of restoring a original Type 90 Helmet and am just trying to get it set up properly for my collection.👍
I bought a very similar jacket at a fashion store online called La Redoute! It is a beige safari jacket , the overall cut is nearly the same , it is a French fashion house , it is amusing ! Real fashion is never outdated
Wow there is a lot of straps that are tied interwoven between the different pieces of the uniform and bags. It must had taken some time for the soldiers to put on their garments. Thanks for the informative video.
Request: you fine folks camping in the field with some of this gear. I use the Japanese tube pack favored by artillerymen as my day-pack and bushcraft bag and I love it. Would be interesting to see a night in the "jungle" and how the kits work
Loved the video man, can’t wait to see what more videos you guys post, came from Instagram. Would love to see some reenactment videos up on here too! Peace✌🏻
Fascinating! Thank you for doing this since we often see re-enactors for the European and US military forces. It is remarkable to see the kit of a Japanese infantryman. Familiar yet so different based on the culture of Nippon! Thank you.
I'm proud of our ancestors who fought with the strongest country, so I'm pleasure that I can find this video😁 I'm also looking forward to the next video! from a Japanese high school student 🇯🇵
I am Korean. My grandfather who died before I was born was conscripted to the Japanese imperial army (some time before 1945). I was told this when I was an adult, and told my grandmother who I knew my whole life speaks Japanese fluently but never knew. Forgot how I figured it out but my oldest aunt told me the he never seen combat but was in eastern Russia when WW2 ended. I been in the US army since 2010 now stationed in Germany. I wonder if my grandfather was wearing this.
Thanks show me that very interesting video. Im in JSDF officer school now. and I rearise that Old japanese soldiers wearing boots is same as JGSDF today（陸上自衛隊）. when We wearing Boots,First Put your pants in your socks.
Given how Japan glosses over its atrocities and even reveres its war criminals at Yasukuni, nobody would bat an eye if you strolled down a Tokyo street dressed in Imperial garb.
Honestly Germany is one of the very few countries in the world that doesn't take pride in it's military history and is filled with self hate. Almost everyone else is very proud of their past even if they were just as murderous as Hitler, like in Russia Stalinist statues are still popular and Mao is still on all Chinese banknotes regardless how many more people than Hitler they killed. Even in Italy people aren't particularly negative about dressing up with ww2 uniforms or wearing historical clothes in turkey is something to be proud of regardless of the Armenian genocide. The US isn't hating itself about what they did to the indians or in the Philippines or in Guantanamo, gitmo or Afghanistan. Really it's just Germans that has been thought from birth that they should not be proud to have almost won fighting against most of the world but to hate themselves for those that died. People in Italy are super proud of roman emperors even if Trajan and vespasian killed millions of Jews in the conquest of Judea and the during Jewish rebellion. So honestly it's just the Germans hating themselves over their history.
My great-grandfather was a professional military personnel.（The rank was second lieutenant） My great-grandfather also went to war in this way. Thank you for the good video.
Good to see the IJA getting some reenactment attention. So much of their unique equipment is still unknown even to those who are intimately familiar with with the uniforms and equipment of the European powers.
I am a novelist, and I am writing a scene in which a character gets dressed. What you have put forth here is both strange as a topic for a video in 2022 but supernaturally timely for me in my moment. I could not do what I must do without this. May you live and prosper for ten thousand years! Wait! Where have I heard that? Nevermind...
I am 68 now at the time of this writing. As a young boy born just a decade after the Japanese Imperial Army was defeated in the Philippines, I used to listen to my Uncles, my Aunts, my Grandpa, and last but not the least my Grandma, tell stories about the horrors of what they experienced during the occupation. Most commonly told was the public beheading of some caught collaborating with the local guerillas at the time. What I would most like to tell was, at the time I was growing up at about 8 or 10, there was a song playing on the jukebox across the dtreet where we lived. Moshe moshe anone, and we kids also sang along. My Grandma would run after us maybe to punish us and tell us never to sing Japanese songs again! As a small boy I didn't know that it was Japanese. We just had fun. When I grew older, that was the time I started understanding how my Grandma felt. I also remember they lost their oldest child in a concentration camp. Must have been so hard to forgive these uniformed soldiers of Japan if you came across them, with the memories still fresh on your mind.
Interesting. I wonder how it would compare to german WWII uniform (which I'm familiar with) since some things seem more simplistic yet more practical, but some seem more uncomfortable.
WWII IJA equipment is pretty much a simplified evolution of German equipment from the 1880s/90s. I personally find it more comfortable to wear than German kit since there's less stuff hanging from the belt.
@@hattorihan7503 That would probably depend on the configuration of the german kit. Even if I have all on the belt, it can be made relatively comfortable if I use belt hooks (which would be similar to japanese system, although the japanese seems more simple, but fragile). On the other hand, the japanese kit seems to have a lot of things hanging on shoulder straps which I would assume would have to be very irritating on the shoulders (my shoulders are always sore when I use Y-straps, or even just shoulder strap for gasmask can, since japanese have canteen attached by shoulder strap, then that by itself must be irritating).
Japanese war-time songs have both a heroic as well as a poignant quality in them, which is augmented farther by the 40s-era music. I do not understand a word, but am immediately reminded of the thousands of young men who perished in the vast war theatre strewn over China, South-East Asia and the western Pacific, and of whom what little remains are tales of unimaginable bravery, steadfastness and even cruelty towards prisoners and captives.
when i watch this clip, i cannot forget the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38 when those Japanese soldiers done to Chinese Civilians. My grand grandfather was employing and working for Red Cross in Nanjing during that period.
The Japanese Imperial Army did have a unit of White Russians who fled eastward after the Russian revolution. Was there uniform any different? Not much info on them. Not even sure what equipment or weapons they were issued.
They were a unit under the Manchukuo Imperial Army. Their uniforms would be similar to Japanese ones but with Manchukuo insignia and ranks. Weapons can range from Japanese origin to Chinese captures.
It's interesting to see how many different knots and especially "friction knots" they used to hold their equipment together. Really cuts down on having yo use metal for buckles and fasteners.
I have always wanted to do a IJA or IJN impression but I’m not sure because I’m half Japanese and half European (but I look more European than Japanese). Greetings from Japan 🎌
I appreciate the attention to detail but I wish we could have a video going in depth and explaining the function behind each piece of kit! Love the work!
Espectacular demostración del uniforme japonés! México estuvo a punto de enviar tropas a enfrentar a los japoneses, siendo parte de esas fuerzas mi abuelo (por suerte la guerra termino antes) y en lo personal me encanta ver el equipamiento japones. Saludos desde México!
Yup! It functions like the 3 point chinstraps you see in modern ballistic helmets, so its quite snug on the head. Also allows a soldier to tie it across his back when not in use.
@@hattorihan7503 Looking at it the three point helmet seems to pop up through history, here is that Samurai Kabuto: www.samuraimuseum.jp/shop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/OG109347-scaled.jpg The Romans also had three point helmet straps as well and speaking as a Roman reenactor myself our helms are quite snug.
That would be a hilarious prank when you had the fix bayonet and went full rage banzai mode running into bunch of WW II veterans, this is too authentic.
As a former Civil War reenactor, I would argue that the haversack and canteen would be the last items put on (haversack before the knapsack though but not the canteen) as that's your food and water carriers. The canteen and haversack would never be strapped under the leather belt or put on first. If you need a drink now, or need to refill your canteen you have to remove everything else to simply get the canteen off! Just my observations. Everything a soldier does and carries has to do with need and functionality first! Civil War soldiers carried similar gear and we always put on our haversack and canteen over the top of everything else.
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Quality video, no talking, no time wasting, no ads, no edm music, just straight up showing the uniform and showing how to wear it. If it's possible, can you make more videos like this? We'd love to see them!
Well said. I’d love to see you do IJN as well
This was a very well done video 👏.
@@davidcasciello5472 on god 🎯💘💯✅🧖🏼♂️✝️
Interesting, especially the puttee wraps. Puttees seem like a good way to keep insects, snakes and debris out of your trouser legs. The use of period popular music is a nice touch.
i thought it was mainly used to protect from snake bites since there were dangers of venomous snakes in the pacific theater mainly cobras and pit vipers
@@bludeuce3855 Puttees have been in use all over the world way before the pacific theater. They were meant as a cheaper to produce and effective alternative to cloth gaiters or leather jackboots.
@@hattorihan7503 well at leats i understand how to place them on since im planning to one way reenact as a japanese soldier and i managed to find a few places to obtain a repro japanese uniform and gear along with a type 90 helmet
@@bludeuce3855 *Atleast
@@hattorihan7503 I used to do early war red army and I wore them also being 79 im just to old to anything but being a old man : (
なんじゃこりゃあ…こんな本格的アーミーyou tuberがいらっしゃるんですね。海外ではアジア圏の兵隊の制服の詳細を知らないからとても興味深いとここのコメにもあるように、反響と関心が高いんですね。ズボンの紐とかゲートルの巻き方や紐の納め方が着物の紐のやり方と共通していて、洋服だけど日本的な和洋折衷な着方が面白かったです。
My Dad fought these guys. I am thankful you made this video to detail the uniform and equipment the Japanese soldiers wore.
Mine also..he told me of being pinned down for days and the smell of death
he didnt fight sh*t
@@larryflint8351 you are ignorant and disrespectful.
@@larryflint8351😂
@@JayPooler lies
« Someone attacking ? Hold up 5 hours i need to wrap my leg »
-French and Japanese army circa 1940
😂
The design of ww2 japanese army's uniforms was influenced by the French. They made it a unique different look from the French uniforms.
Japanese uniforms had a very interesting mix of French and Prussian influences
I do French WW1 re-enactments. That’s a great way to get to puttees tightened.
Japanese uniforms along with the caps in the 1890s and 1900s were definitely French inspired, the constitution though was heavily German inspired.
@@bodoor8172 The Meiji 19 uniform used through the 1st Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese War was heavily based on Prussian waffenrocks. The hats were also based on the German Schirmmütze.
@@bodoor8172
正解。
現在の日本人よりも詳しいね。
5:56 If you're thinking why this part has no background song cause the song he used in this video that got copyright claim so he remove that song at this part
Damn, but that second song is really good to listen into while he wears it. Too bad RUclips ruined this video like the ones that I've watched before from other channels.
Duty is as heavy as a mountain, life is as light as a feather.
考証を極め毅然と本物を見せて下さるお姿に、兵士たちへの敬意を感じます。戦前戦中の価値観を闇雲に肯んじるものではありませんが、実在の兵隊さんの労苦や命の尊さは忘れてはならないと感じます。
List of song titles
0:21 愛馬進軍歌 / Aiba shingun ka / March of the Beloved Horse
3:17 麦と兵隊(赤い柘榴の丘越えて) / Mugi to heitai (akai zakuro no oka koete) / Wheat and Soldiers (Over the Red Boxwood Hill)
6:02 陸軍分列行進曲 / Rikugun Bunretsu Kōshinkyoku / Army Defile March Fusouka
Army Defile March Fusouka (陸軍分列行進曲) is a march arranged from Battotai (抜刀隊) and Fusouka (扶桑歌)
「愛馬進軍歌」の歌手の名前を知っていますか？
永田絃次郎・長門美保のお2人ですね。キングレコード社から発売された音源だと思います。
You HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IVE BEEEN LOOKING FOR THE FIRST SONG ,THANK YOU
Glad I could be of service.
They are not Japanese, let alone speak Japanese🤣 The people watching this are just dreaming in japanese
That was extremely interesting. I am so glad you are keeping history alive and sharing your knowledge with the world.
Imagine being a farmer that lived from WWII and suddenly saw these guys lol
Pretty much like us today seeing soldiers up close - pretty intimidating
In china
Ypu would probably die or worse
@@wahabeez the whole Southeast Asia except Thailand
*filipino noices*
During the Korean War, that uniform was Used by some korean soldiers and korean police.
They even used Japanese rifles (korean police used type 44 rifles).
Interestingly, some of the South Korean soldiers used not only Japanese military uniforms, but also North Korean military uniforms.
In the early war, the supplies were so poor that even German Nazi uniforms were used.
(The German military mark has not been removed Schutzstaffel m-44 German Camouflage uniforms)
Yes, Korean use of Japanese surplus equipment was widespread, I remember seeing a video of an ROK Officer leading a charge with a Japanese gunto in the Korean War. I recall the ROK still uses the same Japanese mess kits but with wire handles added
@@hattorihan7503
you're right.
Koreans served in the Japanese military used the katana a lot.
it was actively used by General Kim Seok-won and other officers and non-commissioned officers.
그 뿐만이 아니라 대한민국 국군의 모태 또한 일본군입니다 이것은 부인할 수 없는 역사적 사실이죠
식민지시기 일본군 특별지원병 제도의 시행으로 조선인들이 일본군에 복무 할 수 있는 기회를 얻게 되었기 때문입니다
그리고 일본인 친구 여러분
한국에 포항제철을 만들어 주셔서 대단히 감사합니다
한국인들은 가나야마 마사히데 전 주일대사님의 고마움을 절대 잊지 않을 것입니다
@@kim0307b 김석원 장군은 한국과 일본 모두의 위대한 영웅입니다
@@user-fh2lg4ps2j 그게 안좋은거 싹다 빼닮아서 그렇죠
특히 해병대는 일본군이냐고 소리듣습니다 ㅋㅋ
Quite a formidable foe once upon a time. Salute of respect to a former enemy.
My father turned 18 years old in April 1945. He was a USA sailor in the pacific on missions that mostly involved cleanup operations after Atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I am thankful that my dad was part of the peace process to help Japan and make it one of our Allies.
a navy sailor in the atomic period ?? 1945 ????
No wonder hé did NOT get the fear AND HATRED on jap soldiers like ANY OTHER OF THE people (soldiers, pows AAAAAND CIVILIANS) of ALL the other victim nations that faced the WRATH of the jap soldier between 1937 and 1945 !!!
Love the historical value of these uniforms as a Japanese-Chinese! It shows how they developed from the meiji style uniforms also my favorite
汉奸卖国贼
二鬼子
做为在中国人，真的想象不出就是穿上这身衣服，可以8年杀了中国上千万人。
一个可耻的贱货
？？
I have been re-enacting WW2 ( German) for over 30 years and have never seen a Japaneese re-enactor in person. This was awsome to see!! Love the uniform!!
You, and other channels similar, bring the young men who fought and braved through the war, whose lives had been taken away so tragically, back to life.
Thank you ❤
Looks like a lot of setup. Later in the war, was it common to omit some things like the under layers or the gas mask?
Not quite, this loadout remained standard all the way to the end of the war. The only difference being the simplification and deteriorating quality of the individual pieces of kit as the war progresses.
@@hattorihan7503 Did Japanese troops eventually dithc their gas makes and used the bags for other things like the Germans did or was doing so considered disrespectful towards the Emperor or something like that?
@@Riceball01 The germans never ditched their gas masks. It remained a standard issue item throughout the war. Also throwing away a gas mask and using the tin/bag for something else would result in harsh punishment from a quartermaster/CO. Most militaries were (and still are)very strict about the maintenance of army property.
@@bencharlong2093 I know American GIs would use there lightweight gas
mask bag to store stuff
I tried on the outer tunic jacket at the National WW2 Museum, it was a reproduction of course, it was surprisingly comfortable. It was made of cotton.
It was way more comfortable than the German tunic jacket which was made of wool.
Thank you for the informative video.
Such a natural and organic look....also so interesting is the lack of clasps or buckles.
すごい！装備もそろえて着かたもちゃんと覚えて本格的！
紐が多すぎて着るのがめんどくさそうだし装着の仕方を忘れてしまいそう笑
@@ann87175 😭😭😭😭😭
@@ann87175 仕事中は厳しく、休日は優しく。
時代や日本の工業力を考えるとこれしかなかったんじゃね。鉄棒の顎紐が長くて草木に引っかからないのかなと思った草
@かはした Just like general Mutaguchi Renya? IMAO
日本人いましたねw(笑)
Excellent video. My father-in-law is Korean. He served in the Imperial Japanese Army during the war.
How old are you
Ironically, it was one of the opportunities for Koreans at that time to wear Japanese military uniforms and stand up to the Allies.
@大日本帝國 my opinion is true I'm sure
@@babebabe8469 Koreans of the North still do. They are the true Korean.
Which makes me wonder when japanese commited atrocities in southeast asia, how many of them are korean.
Marvelous presentation of the uniform; thank you for the effort!
Excellent presentation. Thank you for making this.
Thank you for your performance of wearing the IA uniform.
Very Cool! I know how much money and time goes into replicating a period-accurate uniform.
Thanks for uploading this quite interesting video. Here in Europe we don't really see the Japanese or other Asian militaries covered, so yeah, well done 👏
服部さん、見事な陸軍兵士💂奥深いですねぇ。凄く格好いい❗ありがとうございました。
ファシスト敗戦国、ナチスの末裔、獣の国
My Father was training at USMC Camp Pendleton for the invasion of Japan when the war ended! He went on to own a tiki bar called the Volcano in Long Beech, CA. I remember many of his customers with 'Sailor Jerry' tattoos, they never talked about the war. The only good thing to come out of WWII was Gojida!
THIS WAS REALLY GREAT ! I THOUGHT I HAD LOGICALLY FIGURED OUT THE PROPER WAY TO TIE JAPANESE HELMET CHIN STRAPS , AND THIS VIDEO FINALLY CONFIRMS THAT I WAS CORRECT ! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !
I hope you guys do the Imperial Navy next time, they also have some interesting uniforms. Plus SNLF "Marines" are an interesting bunch as well.
VERY COOLLL!!!! Can you please make one for the imperial japanese marines?
Thank you for the video! It would be interesting to see how quickly a real IJA private first class (an experienced well drilled soldier of 1.5+ years of service) would have dressed up like this. I guess a factor of 3 quicker
good video, I noticed the IJA tied their puttees different then their western counter parts. I've also notice being a collector/reenactor of WWII uniforms and gear, how the Japanese kit was very simple but functional with greater use of tying parts together. For example, tying the pack to the waist belt verse American counter parts that had clips. Just interesting differences and very well done!
Definitely fewer buttons and buckles than most European uniforms.
Metal was expensive, and they were all already pretty good at tying our cloths and anything they're trying to carry like a bag on a regular basis even with the westernization. It made alot of sense and cheaper to just tie stuff together.
Even their army boots have a very simple pig leather structure, it was just the soles that were complex. Japan was a poor country, so they could only afford to spend on parts that yielded the greatest dividends
I find tying puzzling (having used tied trousers in the rain, going for a pee can take time), the wholeand the use of leather belts and pouches shows they still have a good budget.
(edit) The Viet Cong Black Pajama giving a lower budget reference
Great video and very informative. It was great to see How to wear every item. I was surprised by the basic design of the Type 99 Tako backpack. It looks like an evolution of the prussian style backpack we use in the parade uniform of the Chilean Army's Escuela Militar (Officer School) and in a simplified form in the NCO School. The "marmita"( I don't know the English Word for the metal food container and pot combination) looks very simmilar. Our packs had a wooden frame and were fastened to the ammo pouches via bronce hooks. But the principle is the same. I also got to use the last model of field pack with the poncho and cloth objects tied in a horseshoe shape around the pack. I understand that contemporary school backpacks used by children in Japan are based on old European Military models, maybe there is a conection but I don't know.
Yes, like the Chilean ones, the wood frame backpack was based on the German model but reduced in size to fit the stature of the average Japanese person at the time.
@@hattorihan7503 thank you!
Great video👍🏻 I would like to see more videos on the Imperial Japanese equipment and weapons.
旧帝国陸軍兵士がどのように野戦服を着用しているのかわからなかったから感謝🙏
Greatest hits of the day, such as “Our glorious Imperial soldier bayonetted 5 babies today”
Awesome video man! I love comparing uniforms. Biggest one for me is the amount of kit and the rather drawn out time it seems to take to get kitted out for a fight. And I believe the uniforms were wool, were they not? I just can’t imagine! Very cool video. Thanks. Gonna help in my painting my model kits as well.
Very clear and informative. The music was an excellent touch.
着るのにすごい時間かかりそう。大変なんだなぁ
I love the look of the Japanese uniform! Love those sword bayonets too
I would love it too if I didn't know that japanese empire soldiers impale babies on bayonet.
@@davyliyang propaganda
@@jeremiahball3970 I don't understand. Propaganda is used by government. Are you saying is fake? Just google "Japanese soldier stabbing a baby with a bayonet, all the photo evidence is there. I love Japan people and cuture, but the imperal army is not something you should admire. Try to wear this uniform do a little victory dance on the street in korea, china or any southeast asian countries.I can't sent you back to the past, but i can show you the consequence.
@@jeremiahball3970 You are the one spreading propaganda here.
@@sereicarama3301 sure whatever you say lol
A superb ground up granular demonstration that greatly aids our collective practical understanding of a moment and place in history.
Thank you for creating and sharing.
Very well done. Thank you. I learned a great deal from your presentation. I recently purchased an original, complete with liner, helmet that was brought back to the US. Would be equivalent to the Japanese Marines based on the front insignia. You demonstrated the proper way to tie the straps. Thank you again.
In the Imperial Japanese Navy, steel helmet straps were tied at the back of the head instead of at the chin.
Very well done video! Thanks for demonstrating the tying of the helmet!!!
I am not Japanese but I’m in the process of restoring a original Type 90 Helmet and am just trying to get it set up properly for my collection.👍
Simple, criminally simple! Simple, robust and utilitary!!
You should go to Unit 731 to find any documents left over from the war
I bought a very similar jacket at a fashion store online called La Redoute!
It is a beige safari jacket , the overall cut is nearly the same , it is a French fashion house , it is amusing ! Real fashion is never outdated
Japanese uniform have a lot of influence from French ones
The taxi driver gloves will never not be funny
Wow there is a lot of straps that are tied interwoven between the different pieces of the uniform and bags. It must had taken some time for the soldiers to put on their garments. Thanks for the informative video.
Request: you fine folks camping in the field with some of this gear. I use the Japanese tube pack favored by artillerymen as my day-pack and bushcraft bag and I love it. Would be interesting to see a night in the "jungle" and how the kits work
Loved the video man, can’t wait to see what more videos you guys post, came from Instagram. Would love to see some reenactment videos up on here too! Peace✌🏻
Very cool my friend.
Fascinating! Thank you for doing this since we often see re-enactors for the European and US military forces. It is remarkable to see the kit of a Japanese infantryman. Familiar yet so different based on the culture of Nippon! Thank you.
I'm proud of our ancestors who fought with the strongest country, so I'm pleasure that I can find this video😁
I'm also looking forward to the next video!
from a Japanese high school student 🇯🇵
not really you got an ass kicking then nuked
@@4192362 heinrich severloh laughing loudly
私も！
@@4192362 he can be proud why not, you veterans PTSD when seeing a German or Japanese plane
Show some respect for other country
チュねいさん he called japan the strongest, this is factually incorrect. Japan lost, got an ass kicking got nuked and surrendered. Losers
I am Korean. My grandfather who died before I was born was conscripted to the Japanese imperial army (some time before 1945). I was told this when I was an adult, and told my grandmother who I knew my whole life speaks Japanese fluently but never knew. Forgot how I figured it out but my oldest aunt told me the he never seen combat but was in eastern Russia when WW2 ended. I been in the US army since 2010 now stationed in Germany. I wonder if my grandfather was wearing this.
実はハングルの読み書きを朝鮮民族に教えたのも日本です
更に日本がハングルの辞書もつくりました
My grandpa wore this uniform. I've only seen a few black-and-white photos, thanks for showing it like this.
This very good 👍 on Japanese imperial WW 2 army uniforms
Thanks show me that very interesting video.
Im in JSDF officer school now.
and I rearise that Old japanese soldiers wearing boots is same as JGSDF today（陸上自衛隊）.
when We wearing Boots,First Put your pants in your socks.
In Germany, you would be arrested if you put on a Nazi uniform. But I guess things work out totally different in Japan?
It depends on the context, I’ve seen a few German reenactors that do Wehrmacht. We’re a US-based group btw
Given how Japan glosses over its atrocities and even reveres its war criminals at Yasukuni, nobody would bat an eye if you strolled down a Tokyo street dressed in Imperial garb.
Honestly Germany is one of the very few countries in the world that doesn't take pride in it's military history and is filled with self hate.
Almost everyone else is very proud of their past even if they were just as murderous as Hitler, like in Russia Stalinist statues are still popular and Mao is still on all Chinese banknotes regardless how many more people than Hitler they killed. Even in Italy people aren't particularly negative about dressing up with ww2 uniforms or wearing historical clothes in turkey is something to be proud of regardless of the Armenian genocide.
The US isn't hating itself about what they did to the indians or in the Philippines or in Guantanamo, gitmo or Afghanistan.
Really it's just Germans that has been thought from birth that they should not be proud to have almost won fighting against most of the world but to hate themselves for those that died.
People in Italy are super proud of roman emperors even if Trajan and vespasian killed millions of Jews in the conquest of Judea and the during Jewish rebellion.
So honestly it's just the Germans hating themselves over their history.
the German had 2 military camps the Wehrmacht and the nazis, the people of Germany are proud of the Wehrmacht, not the nazis
@@user-hx2ux8pb3iyou mean the SS one?
I let my great grandfather watched this video, idk why he grabbed a broomstick like a gun and his face was filled with rage and fear
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My great-grandfather was a professional military personnel.（The rank was second lieutenant）
My great-grandfather also went to war in this way.
Thank you for the good video.
你还挺自豪？？
@@nanjingli2218 What's so hard to understand?
Must of been boiling wearing two layers of fabric in the humid jungle
Great video! I waiting for more content from yours reenactment group!
I appreciate this as a US Marine Veteran. Helps me to understand the Pacific Theatre much better learning the human side.
Японский солдат одевался также церемониально и долго как принято в Японии 😅 Спасибо за видео, очень интересно👍
Good to see the IJA getting some reenactment attention. So much of their unique equipment is still unknown even to those who are intimately familiar with with the uniforms and equipment of the European powers.
Make more videos, I want more content from this channel
I’m personally doing a US marine impression and it’s pretty interesting looking at what the Japanese wore. Your impression looks great👍
Прекрасное видео!
Очень интересно было видеть НАСТОЯЩИЙ комплект униформы, который очень отличается от реплик с АлиЭкспресс
Wow! Take a B&W photo of yourself and you'd look just like a Japanese soldier from ww2.
Really cool.
Me getting Ready to play Rising Storm 1:
Iwo or nothing
@@dagoobertron Iwo or No-Balls
I am a novelist, and I am writing a scene in which a character gets dressed. What you have put forth here is both strange as a topic for a video in 2022 but supernaturally timely for me in my moment. I could not do what I must do without this. May you live and prosper for ten thousand years! Wait! Where have I heard that? Nevermind...
I am 68 now at the time of this writing. As a young boy born just a decade after the Japanese Imperial Army was defeated in the Philippines, I used to listen to my Uncles, my Aunts, my Grandpa, and last but not the least my Grandma, tell stories about the horrors of what they experienced during the occupation. Most commonly told was the public beheading of some caught collaborating with the local guerillas at the time. What I would most like to tell was, at the time I was growing up at about 8 or 10, there was a song playing on the jukebox across the dtreet where we lived. Moshe moshe anone, and we kids also sang along. My Grandma would run after us maybe to punish us and tell us never to sing Japanese songs again! As a small boy I didn't know that it was Japanese. We just had fun. When I grew older, that was the time I started understanding how my Grandma felt. I also remember they lost their oldest child in a concentration camp. Must have been so hard to forgive these uniformed soldiers of Japan if you came across them, with the memories still fresh on your mind.
Now that's properly dressed to commit an atrocity! Never go bayoneting babies without it...
La colocación del casco recuerda al "men" que es para Kendo y al Kabuto de los samurais
Excellent. Very much appreciate this video. Question, I see Japanese soldiers portrayed with white gloves. Any additional information? Thank you.
Interesting. I wonder how it would compare to german WWII uniform (which I'm familiar with) since some things seem more simplistic yet more practical, but some seem more uncomfortable.
WWII IJA equipment is pretty much a simplified evolution of German equipment from the 1880s/90s. I personally find it more comfortable to wear than German kit since there's less stuff hanging from the belt.
@@hattorihan7503 That would probably depend on the configuration of the german kit. Even if I have all on the belt, it can be made relatively comfortable if I use belt hooks (which would be similar to japanese system, although the japanese seems more simple, but fragile). On the other hand, the japanese kit seems to have a lot of things hanging on shoulder straps which I would assume would have to be very irritating on the shoulders (my shoulders are always sore when I use Y-straps, or even just shoulder strap for gasmask can, since japanese have canteen attached by shoulder strap, then that by itself must be irritating).
@@fanta4897 so which uniform would you find more comfortable?
@@danelassiter6809 I don't know until I try both. I suppose I would be biased towards german one anyway since I'm already used to it.
German ww2 uniform is cool
Super Kool vid. Absolutely loved the music too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Japanese war-time songs have both a heroic as well as a poignant quality in them, which is augmented farther by the 40s-era music. I do not understand a word, but am immediately reminded of the thousands of young men who perished in the vast war theatre strewn over China, South-East Asia and the western Pacific, and of whom what little remains are tales of unimaginable bravery, steadfastness and even cruelty towards prisoners and captives.
thousands of fascists
这些倭奴已经下地狱了。
when i watch this clip, i cannot forget the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38 when those Japanese soldiers done to Chinese Civilians. My grand grandfather was employing and working for Red Cross in Nanjing during that period.
感谢你的祖父曾经帮助过中国❤
The Japanese Imperial Army did have a unit of White Russians who fled eastward after the Russian revolution. Was there uniform any different? Not much info on them. Not even sure what equipment or weapons they were issued.
They were a unit under the Manchukuo Imperial Army. Their uniforms would be similar to Japanese ones but with Manchukuo insignia and ranks. Weapons can range from Japanese origin to Chinese captures.
It's interesting to see how many different knots and especially "friction knots" they used to hold their equipment together. Really cuts down on having yo use metal for buckles and fasteners.
Fun fact: the Japanese imperial uniform became Indonesia's military standard uniform later in 1945 until 1962
Ty so much, what a good presentation of a japanese soldier.
I have always wanted to do a IJA or IJN impression but I’m not sure because I’m half Japanese and half European (but I look more European than Japanese).
Greetings from Japan 🎌
I can feel the blood circulation in the legs cutting off
Bro preparing to go to Okinawa
TENNO HEIKO BANZAI!! Great Video
TY for the great video, so cool to see it all come together and how things were actually done.
I appreciate the attention to detail but I wish we could have a video going in depth and explaining the function behind each piece of kit! Love the work!
Espectacular demostración del uniforme japonés! México estuvo a punto de enviar tropas a enfrentar a los japoneses, siendo parte de esas fuerzas mi abuelo (por suerte la guerra termino antes) y en lo personal me encanta ver el equipamiento japones. Saludos desde México!
I remember as a Taiwanese my grand grand father was a Japanese air forces of soldier, and I remember of hhis teacher from japan
Was the helmet cord system based on a Samurai's kabuto? It looks quite close to me and it is unique among all the helmets I have seen from the era.
Yup! It functions like the 3 point chinstraps you see in modern ballistic helmets, so its quite snug on the head. Also allows a soldier to tie it across his back when not in use.
@@hattorihan7503 Looking at it the three point helmet seems to pop up through history, here is that Samurai Kabuto: www.samuraimuseum.jp/shop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/OG109347-scaled.jpg
The Romans also had three point helmet straps as well and speaking as a Roman reenactor myself our helms are quite snug.
Sir.. that was amazing. Well done
that's time consuming. i wonder, if an enemy strikes at your base and still you're not finish with your getup. 😅
Very interesting! Where did you buy those cool uniforms and weapons?
Love this vid. Was there any diffrence in officers field caps vs enlisted field caps?
Officer field caps typically had metal eyelets and a pentagonal backing on the star insignia
@@hattorihan7503 Arigato 🙇♂️
That would be a hilarious prank when you had the fix bayonet and went full rage banzai mode running into bunch of WW II veterans, this is too authentic.
To the creator of the video, Can you just give the music link?
As a former Civil War reenactor, I would argue that the haversack and canteen would be the last items put on (haversack before the knapsack though but not the canteen) as that's your food and water carriers. The canteen and haversack would never be strapped under the leather belt or put on first. If you need a drink now, or need to refill your canteen you have to remove everything else to simply get the canteen off! Just my observations. Everything a soldier does and carries has to do with need and functionality first! Civil War soldiers carried similar gear and we always put on our haversack and canteen over the top of everything else.