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

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...

Changes are now being seen in centuries-old gender-based traditions concerning children in Japan ... such as “Kintaro” dolls and “kabuto” samurai warrior headpieces.

The samurai ... elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power ...