Town Watchmen:
Naginata Genin (unique unit): Naginata units will fight as two-handed spearmen with the ability to form a schiltrom. The
genin were a samurai's attendants who may have accompanied their masters into battle.
Naginata Samurai (unique unit):
Naginata Sōhei (unique unit): They lost their war cry ability from Falcom, which was replaced by an aura around them that inspires nearby allies. The Sengoku-era model isn't finished quite yet.
Yari Ashigaru (unique unit): Ashigaru units are professionals, rather than the weaklings most other mods seem to make them out to be. They might be peasants, but they have training and standardized equipment, after all!
Yari Samurai (unique unit):
Daitō Ashigaru (unique unit): Despite having two-handed swords, their role isn't dedicated shock troops; despite not having shields, they'll fulfill a similar role to other factions' sword/shield units, being versatile infantry that'll do decently in any melee engagement unless they're charged by cavalry.
Ōban ("Great Guard" or "Great Watch"; unique unit): These guys are actually dedicated shock infantry.
Levied Hunters:
Yumi Ashigaru (unique unit):
Yumi Samurai (unique unit):
Daikyū Yamabushi (unique unit):
Hand Gunners: For melee, they use their hand guns as a bludgeon. The swords are just for decoration.
Tanegashima Kachi (unique unit): A professional arquebusier unit; still a work in progress.
Grenadiers: The Japanese will take longer to gain access to this unit, as historically, the Song, Jin, Mongols, and Vietnamese began using them much earlier.
Yari Kihei (unique unit): Solid medium cavalry that's not nearly as powerful on the charge as European knights or Eastern cataphracts, but they'll fight better in melee with their swords.
Yumi Kihei (unique unit): One of the only mounted longbow units in the game, giving them a distinct range advantage over other cavalry archers.
Bajō-Zutsu Kihei (unique unit): Why not?
General's Horoshu (unique unit): The Japanese bodyguard unit is armed with both bows and polearms.
Artillery Crew: Japan has access to Crouching Tigers (trebuchets), Bombards, Mortars, and Red Barbarians (cannons).