The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word saburau, meaning "to serve," and was first used in A.D. 702 to describe mid-to-low-ranking court administrators and, later, armed imperial guards.

Having evolved over many centuries, these warrior values began to become more standardized as a code during the Tokugawa Shogunate, an era of samurai rule in Japan that began at the turn of the ...

with the samurai class and others nurturing a new culture of fortitude and vigor apart from the aristocratic centers of Nara and Kyoto. Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) founded his shogunate in ...

The biggest samurai battle in history saw more than ... unifying the country and establishing the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan for more than 250 years. Opened in 2020, the large, state ...

and into the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868), Japan was a military government plagued by constant struggles for power. Within that context, the status of samurai varied significantly, black-clad ...

HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture—The city government here will offer guests a chance to experience the splendor of a samurai-style tea ... councilor of the Tokugawa Shogunate toward the end of the ...

The last futures will trade in June 2022 when all outstanding rice contracts will have expired, ending trade that began in 1730, after samurai petitioned the Tokugawa shogunate to authorize trade ...