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tantō A is a traditionally made Japanese knife () that was worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate. were used in tradit ...

'' is a type of knife in Japanese martial arts. Tantou may also refer to:

Towns in China

* Tantou, Longhui (滩头镇), in

Longhui County Longhui County () is a county and the 6th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in the mid-eastern Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Xinhua and ...

* Tantou, Zhejiang (坦头镇), in

Tiantai County Tiantai County ( Tai-chow dialect: T'in-t'e yön; ) is located in Taizhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Residents mainly speak the Tiantai dialect. The county is noted for its scenic Mount Tiantai, which is also an important Tiantai ...

Chinese towns written as 潭头镇

Tantou, Changle Tantou () is a town located in the county-level city of Changle, Fuzhou City, Fujian, China. A large part of the town's population lives abroad, mainly in New York City (Chinatown, Manhattan), Europe (Chinatowns in Europe), and Taiwan. See also ...

, Fujian * Tantou, Fu'an, Fujian * Tantou, Guangdong, in

Gaozhou Gaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. As of the 2020 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,328, ...

* Tantou, Henan, in

Luanchuan County Luanchuan County () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang, in the west of Henan province, China. It has an area of and a population of 318,000. The county contains significant deposits of molybdenum and tungs ...

Townships in China

Tantou Township, Guangxi A ''tantō'' is a type of knife in Japanese martial arts. Tantou may also refer to: Towns in China * Tantou, Longhui (滩头镇), in Longhui County * Tantou, Zhejiang (坦头镇), in Tiantai County Chinese towns written as 潭头镇 *Tantou ...

(潭头乡), in

Rong'an County Rong'an County (; Standard Zhuang: ) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It borders the prefecture-level city of Guilin to the east. Administrative divisions Rong'an County is divided into 6 towns and 6 ...

* Tantou Township, Jiangxi (潭头乡), in

Yongfeng County Yongfeng County () is a county of central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an. Administration As of 2016, Yongfeng County was made up of 8 towns A town is a type ...

* Tantou Township, Yunnan (滩头乡), in Yanjin County {{disambig