Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

0.9324/1 Suits of armour have been made in Japan ... It is very possible that it was once worn by a samurai, the famous sword wielding warriors of Japan. Comments are closed for this object ...

Samurai “clearly understood the functional requirements of armor ... helmets after Japan’s last shogun, or military ruler, fell in 1868, but “the way of the warrior” lives on in ...

Iconic Japanese ... armor, worn for defense. 16th-century helmets featured outlandish shapes like a giant crescent moon or the ears of a rabbit. Behind its creation, we uncover the spirit of the ...

Yabusame, also known as kyubajutsu, was a pastime developed by samurai warriors in the Sengoku ... the few producers of traditional samurai armor in Japan, you can view a wide range of different ...

Awed by the West's military prowess, the Japanese went on to modernize their forces and did away with many of the samurai's special rights. Thus, the sword-slashing warrior of yore abandoned his ...

In 2015, an unusual discovery was made in Malta’s capital city, Valletta: forgotten samurai armor from Japan. This find kicked off a period of painstaking restoration resulting in the armor’s ...