A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.

Historically, wakizashi were carried by samurai as a backup weapon ... The style of the sword indicates it is from the Edo period. An X-ray showed that the blade had been shortened and that ...

In reality most rōnin tended to be sword-wielding vagabonds ... The family of Matsuo Bashō, the most famous poet of the Edo era, were samurai. But he had a simple peasant lifestyle growing ...

Based on these decorations, researchers have dated the sword’s handle to Japan’s Edo period, which took place between 1615 and 1868. The Edo period is named for a small Japanese town that grew ...

Mystery shrouds the discovery of a centuries-old samurai sword buried amid Second ... These features dated the sword to the Edo Period, which lasted from the 17th to the 19th century, but that's ...

"Onimusha: Way of the Sword takes place in Kyoto during the early Edo period. In this time of relative ... Way of the Sword, a lone samurai armed with the Oni Gauntlet engages in fierce, blood ...

The series' first new installment in nearly two decades, Onimusha: Way Of The Sword returns to a dark fantasy feudal Japan where samurai clash with the supernatural in cutting-edge combat.