Even the samurai's understanding of art and poetry can be traced to stories of the Gempei War. The samurai maintained their elite status into the mid-1800s, when Western influences began to take hold.

Jane Wu knew that she couldn't use an anime style for the look of "Blue Eye Samurai" since it was ground ... she looked to the 200-year-old art form of Bunraku puppets. "These puppets are about ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...