While Bojutsu in Japan also exist under the assumption that a given situation would involve two individuals carrying Bo, much like in Bojutsu found in other countries, forms also exist under the assumption that the opponent would be wielding a sword, as in other Japanese marital arts.
日本の棒術の特徴としては、他国の棒術のように棒対棒も存在するが、日本の他の武術種目と同じように、敵を剣術と想定している場合が多い事があげられる。