Wearing a WWII Japanese Army Uniform 

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 / Japanese Army March

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.

My Dad fought these guys. I am thankful you made this video to detail the uniform and equipment the Japanese soldiers wore.

The design of ww2 japanese army's uniforms was influenced by the French. They made it a unique different look from the French uniforms.

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。

Duty is as heavy as a mountain, life is as light as a feather.

That was extremely interesting. I am so glad you are keeping history alive and sharing your knowledge with the world.

Marvelous presentation of the uniform; thank you for the effort!

Excellent presentation. Thank you for making this.

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 ❤

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.

Imagine being a farmer that lived from WWII and suddenly saw these guys lol

Love the historical value of these uniforms as a Japanese-Chinese! It shows how they developed from the meiji style uniforms also my favorite

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 clear and informative. The music was an excellent touch.

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!!

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)

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 👏

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 !

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?

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.

Outstanding video! Thank you for this.

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

Great video👍🏻 I would like to see more videos on the Imperial Japanese equipment and weapons.

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✌🏻

That was very interesting, thanks for making the video.

Ive been looking for a video like this for ages

Great video! I waiting for more content from yours reenactment group!

Such a natural and organic look....also so interesting is the lack of clasps or buckles.

Excellent! Very informative. Thank You for the presentation.

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。

Thank you for your performance of wearing the IA uniform.

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.

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!

Sir.. that was amazing. Well done

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.

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.

Super Kool vid. Absolutely loved the music too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

now this is a tutorial and reference I needed, thank you mate

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.👍

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

Dude this is awesome. We dont see many vids on Japanese reenactors, really glad you posted this friend!!

This how you youtube, informative, clear visual explanation and time-period appropriate musical selection. 10/10

TY for the great video, so cool to see it all come together and how things were actually done.

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.

Historic presentation especially with the correct music. Thank you!👍🏻🇺🇸

Ty so much, what a good presentation of a japanese soldier.

Very Cool! I know how much money and time goes into replicating a period-accurate uniform.

VERY COOLLL!!!! Can you please make one for the imperial japanese marines?

Amazing stuff man! Well done!

Love these videos, would love to see more

« Someone attacking ? Hold up 5 hours i need to wrap my leg » -French and Japanese army circa 1940

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.

I collect 1/6 scale figures and I've recently started picking up a few Japanese soldiers but (unlike the Germans or the Allies) there is precious little material available on how they dressed so this was very useful and I learned a great deal from it. Thank you!

Always wondered how much stuff they had to put on for combat. Thanks for the video and info.

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

Make more videos, I want more content from this channel

Dude this video is amazing love the kit

I love your work bro!!

Simple, criminally simple! Simple, robust and utilitary!!

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!

Enjoyable and informative content.

Amazing video bro

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

Excellent video. My father-in-law is Korean. He served in the Imperial Japanese Army during the war.

Excellent. Thanks for the download

I’m personally doing a US marine impression and it’s pretty interesting looking at what the Japanese wore. Your impression looks great👍

This very good 👍 on Japanese imperial WW 2 army uniforms

Well done. Found this very informative.

I enjoyed this video. Salute!

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.

Прекрасное видео! Очень интересно было видеть НАСТОЯЩИЙ комплект униформы, который очень отличается от реплик с АлиЭкспресс

I love the look of the Japanese uniform! Love those sword bayonets too

nice impression that you have here, it must be a lot of work to gather all the details on the uniforms you have, good job

Good video, very interesting to see how they wore puttee wraps & helmet

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🙏

Японский солдат одевался также церемониально и долго как принято в Японии 😅 Спасибо за видео, очень интересно👍

Well done and thanks!!!

Wow amazing insight into what a Japanese soldier had to go through in order to prepare for battle, unfortunately there is no simplicity with allot of these older battle uniforms. Great Video thanks for sharing!

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。

Me getting Ready to play Rising Storm 1:

Well done. Very interesting and educational

Nice video! Would love to see a more indepth video on the Japanese rucksack and its attachments.

Greatest hits of the day, such as “Our glorious Imperial soldier bayonetted 5 babies today”

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.

This is really awesome!! Thx for sharing. A long process with the putties and even the helmet...now I understand why GI' s cut short the straps if Type 90 helmets..I like a lot this video, and make me inspiration to wear the correct way a IJA mannequin with some true militaria that I have. Thx!!!!

this was perhaps maybe the coolest thing I've seen

La colocación del casco recuerda al "men" que es para Kendo y al Kabuto de los samurais

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.

A very good presentation, Thank You! I don't know why you think it is poor quality I did not!

Good to know your history good job keep up the good work👍🏼

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.

Bro preparing to go to Okinawa

Wow, what a great job!

Thanks. This is very useful.

To the creator of the video, Can you just give the music link?

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.

I appreciate this as a US Marine Veteran. Helps me to understand the Pacific Theatre much better learning the human side.

BEAUTIFUL!!! Good job Soldier!