For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

The samurai were more than just warriors - they lived by a strict code and held a powerful place in medieval Japanese society. In this video, we explore what daily life was really like for a ...

Ask students to review the different periods within medieval Japan and explain the changes of the role of samurai, daimyō, and shogun over the 400 years. Conclude by asking students why they think ...

Catalog of an exhibition at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, March 28, 2015 through January 3, 2016. Contents Samurai and the culture of Japan's great peace / Fabian Drixler -- ...

To talk about warfare in Japan is to talk about the samurai class. Pop culture has these professionals turn up their noses at guns, which are weapons that even a child can pick up and kill anyone ...

This show of important early written documents helps shed light onto the life, politics and culture of medieval Japan. Beyond the messages of the words they convey, the materials used to create ...

Through ‘ Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan ’, a new documentary drama series on the military nobility of Japan's medieval times, you can get the best of both worlds.

Lining the streets were samurai mansions and temples that housed medieval Japan’s high society. Over the next 1,000 years, the city of Kyoto survived wars, political upheaval and modernisation - but ...

The annual three-day event, which features more than 400 participants dressed as medieval samurai warriors fighting on horseback over flags that are shot overhead by fireworks, attracted more than ...

Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay by Ethan Segal, Michigan State University Print PDF Introduction Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword-wielding samurai and stealthy ninja assassins.