Quote Originally Posted by Ja'chyra View Post
What makes you think that?
Quote Originally Posted by Kagemusha View Post
Well few honoured the traditions very much. Ofcourse not over practicality of things, but still a skilled paractitioner of Yabusame was by far more looked up upon compared to a rank and file Ashigaru with his teppo matchlock.
AFAIK firearms were speedily adopted by most Clans, but when the Sengoku Jidai ended with the new Shogunate, they were outlawed as Japan essentially turned in on itself, reverted to traditions and rejected (or severely limited & controlled) external/foreign influences -such as gunpowder weapons.