Bokuto. [BOKO.]

u'A bokken (\u6728\u5263, bok(u), "wood", and ken, "sword") (or commonly as bokut\u014d \u6728\u5200 in Japan), is a Japanese wooden sword used for training, usually the size and shape of a katana, but sometimes shaped like other swords, such as the wakizashi and tant\u014d.<br><br>Bakuto (\u535a\u5f92) were itinerant gamblers in Japan from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. They were one of the forerunners of the modern Japanese crime gangs known as yakuza.'