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used by the samurai.

Japan also had ninjas. One notable ninja was Hattori Hanzo who was loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate. During his time, Hanzo unified all of the ninja clans in Japan under his banner. Nin-Jitsu is the art of the ninja that encompasses hand-to-hand fighting, stealth, intel gathering, sabotage, and the use of weapons. There are various styles of Nin-Jitsu such as Togakure Ryu Nin-Jitsu, Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo, and Gyokkushin Ryu Nin-Jitsu. There are styles associated with using the weapons of Nin-Jitsu such as Tantojutsu the art of using the ninja tanto.

You have your weapon arts such as Bojutsu teaching you how to use the bo or staff. There are styles such as Iaido, Kenjutsu, and Battojutsu that emphasize the use of the katana. There are styles that teach you how to use various weapons such as the kama, kusuri-gama, sai, jutte, naginata, axes, etc.

The Japanese styles have more weapons styles than the Chinese styles do.

There is another popular style that doesn't seem to be inspired by the Chinese which is Sumo wrestling. It's one of the biggest sports in Japan.

While the Japanese styles do have influences from the Chinese, the styles are definitely something different. However an interesting aspect is that China and Japan are at odds martial arts wise: Kung-Fu vs. Bushido.

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