Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the next samurai to change the course of Japanese (and warrior) history. Through a series of successful political and military campaigns, he asserted control over all of ...

Countless books, movies, and TV shows have been made around the hundreds of stories that revolve around the ancient warriors of Japan. While everyone knows about the samurai code, the swords ...

The history of samurai in the area now known ... as ‘bushi no cha’, the tea of the warrior – is said to be based on that of Sen no Rikyu, Japan’s greatest tea master.

Step off the beaten path and uncover the enchanting delights of Kyushu, Japan's southern treasure. From vibrant hot spring ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill ...

Over 800 years ago, Kamakura flourished as Japan’s ... the patron god of warriors considered by the Minamoto clan as its protector, and was an ideal base for ruling over samurai in the Kantō ...

and knowledge of Japanese history. Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests Gregory Irvine, Nicola Liscutin and Angus Lockyer discuss the history ... identity.The Samurai have a fearsome historical reputation as a suicidally brave caste of Japanese ...