Everyone knows the image of the fearless samurai — but what was life actually like for these legendary Japanese warriors? #samurai #japan #history ...

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 ...

Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

The samurai were a class of skilled professional warriors ... nobles had no real military power of their own and were not able to enforce order effectively in much of Japan.

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities ... in an homage to these elite warriors. Under the Asakura ...

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship ... was a pastime developed by samurai warriors in the Sengoku (Warring States) period of the 15th ...

introducing players to the setting in feudal Japan and the two main characters: the female ninja Naoe and male samurai Yasuke ...

TOKYO, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- REMOW, a global entertainment company dedicated to bringing Japanese content to worldwide audiences, today announced the launch of “24/7 SAMURAI-SHINOBI ...

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 ...

Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly (working title), about a real-life African warrior who became a samurai in Japan. Dube is writing and directing the rare Japan-South Africa collaboration ...