The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...
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Japan's Most Legendary Samurai Fought 57 Battles Without Injury, Becoming "The Warrior Who Surpassed Death Itself"
Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes to the samurai, is just as amazing to explore. In an era when most samurai ...
A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku. By Franz Lidz In 1970, the celebrated novelist Yukio Mishima committed seppuku, a ...
In 'The Buddhist goddess Marishiten', David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Marici; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their ...
The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...
Illustrated books and early sheet prints, 1646-1765 -- Full-colour prints, 1765-95 -- The Katsukawa school, 1765-1820 -- Taikōki prints, 1797-1852 -- Katsukawa Shuntei and the later members of the ...
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