Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

Odawara Castle was built to protect the capital of the Edo shogunate. But its history stretches even further back. Learn the ...

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.

The influence of the samurai class can also be seen in the Japanese religious practices associated with Mount Fuji. Many of key figures in the Kamakura shogunate came from the provinces of Suruga ...

Shadows” set for wide release in 2025, it looks as though feudal Japan is going to be on a lot of gamers’ minds this year.

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 ...

Rise of the Ronin, the PlayStation 5 exclusive, is coming to Steam later this year with several PC-only upgrades.

The Last Samurai is riding to a new streaming home ... two French artillery officers who fought alongside the Tokugawa Shogunate against the Meiji Emperor. Despite what the film's posters might ...

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 ...