Discover the powerful and largely untold history of Japan’s Onna-musha - female samurai warriors who stood alongside men on the battlefield. In this documentary, we explore their role in feudal ...

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

In the seven centuries samurai ruled Japan, women played an essential role in both creating and upholding the warrior state. Aside from a brief period in the 14th century, the emperor was little ...

Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable ... Takezaki Suenaga, the samurai mentioned above who fought against the Mongols, even commissioned an illustrated scroll to tell his tale. Another important ...

On display alongside "Samurai, Sunrise, Sunset" is a second, smaller exhibition focusing on the art of Japanese swordmaking as it was honed across centuries. Each sword is displayed without its ...

Nagamachi's grand residences, set behind thick earthen walls, were once home to high-ranking samurai ... Japan to teach there and set about turning everyday objects into works of art.

Samurai paraphernalia is as cool as it looks on television and the silver screen, but be warned. To master this tricky Japanese martial art form, one requires balance, a mastery of technique ...