Explore Japanese history books covering samurai, religion, war, pop culture and modern society, from ancient Japan to today.

It was intended only for samurai of high rank who rode on horseback. The armour had a large plate on its left side that protected the samurai from arrows since that was where enemies mainly targeted.

The final room showcases the ninja and their role in feudal Japanese society. You’ll learn about the multi-purpose nature of their equipment before the tour culminates in a shuriken, or throwing star, ...

In the 2003 film The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise stars as an American soldier who is taken in by a samurai clan and learns about ...

What started over a decade ago as a way to help raise funds for the Hot Springs National Park Sister City Foundation's student scholarship program has grown into an annual celebration of Japanese ...

Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of ...

It’s the East vs the West. A 16th-century Samurai armed with a katana and honor faces off against a medieval European Knight ...

Hayawo Kiyama of Los Osos was fishing with his aunt when lightning lit up the sky: “It was wide and thick but without sound, ...

D&D's Unearthed Arcana playtesting has slowly been integrating past character archetypes into its new 5e rules, but some are ...

From bombastic adventures like 300 to iconic masterpieces like Gladiator, these are the best and grandest epic movies ...

No, Ubisoft didn't completely lose their mind — though the quality of their games remains questionable to me. I'm not a huge Assassin's Creed fan, but the idea that there was a black samurai... that's ...