For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made ...

The warrior class rose to power in the 12th ... Museum has one of the most expansive collections of Samurai armor outside of Japan. It has only traveled 17 times in the last 15 years.

Samurai “clearly understood the functional requirements of armor ... helmets after Japan’s last shogun, or military ruler, fell in 1868, but “the way of the warrior” lives on in ...

The samurai have captivated imaginations for centuries, standing as enduring symbols of courage, honor, discipline, and ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

Few places in Japan are less populated ... of men wearing traditional samurai armor and bearing traditional samurai arms in an homage to these elite warriors. Under the Asakura, Ichijodani grew ...

Katori Shinto Ryu has been a 600-year-old martial art practice in Japan. It is founded on samurai combat to train ancient warriors to find precise weaknesses in one’s armor for combat.

Explore how Japanese culture shaped Star Wars—from samurai codes and Zen philosophy to Kurosawa's films, Jedi ethics, and ...