Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

Following the critical and commercial success of "Ghost of Tsushima," a video game centered on the Mongol invasions of Japan, ...

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the next samurai to change the course of Japanese (and warrior) history. Through a series of successful political and military campaigns, he asserted control over all of ...

Return to the world of samurai and learn about the women warriors who defended homes and created long-lasting legacies.

Japanese samurai armor is a crucial element of Japan’s rich warrior history, symbolizing the discipline, skill, and honor of the Samurai class. Unlike armor in many other cultures, Samurai armor ...

The history of samurai in the area now known ... as ‘bushi no cha’, the tea of the warrior – is said to be based on that of Sen no Rikyu, Japan’s greatest tea master.

and knowledge of Japanese history. Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s ...

Within a year, Yasuke had joined the upper echelons of Japan's warrior class, the samurai. Before long ... and appears in recorded history only between 1579 and 1582. Some experts say he was ...

"Seven Samurai," made in Japan in the early 1950s ... fluid relationship between the three castes (peasant, outlaw and warrior). "Once more we survive," the oldest, wisest samurai wearily tells ...

Having evolved over many centuries, these warrior values began to become more standardized as a code during the Tokugawa Shogunate, an era of samurai rule in Japan that began at the turn of the ...

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits ... From the stiffened linen of ancient warriors, to the flexible chain mail of Roman soldiers, to the gleaming plate armor of medieval ...