Weapon type bronze ware such as bronze halberd, doka (bronze halberd for rituals) and bronze swords are well known in the northern Kyushu region, and dotaku (a bell-shaped bronze vessel) is known from the Kinai region.
北部九州を中心とする地域では銅矛や銅剣・銅戈などの武器形青銅器が、一方畿内を中心とする地域では銅鐸がよく知られる。