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.

Gate of Hell delivers a visually stunning drama exploring themes of love, betrayal, and the afterlife in feudal Japan.

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 ...

High adventure and excitement are stamped all over this solid-core film about a group of seven Samurai warriors who save ... group of bandits in 15th-century Japan. Besides the well-manned ...

This new book by Hongō Kazuto covers all the major, classical developments you might expect to find in a conventional history ... of the samurai class can also be seen in the Japanese religious ...

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 ...

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