The samurai have captivated imaginations for centuries, standing as enduring symbols of courage, honor, discipline, and ...

One of the largest collections of Japanese samurai armor in the world will ... the military elite soldiers of the nation's warrior culture. Their armor, made from iron and leather and passed ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The war also had lasting implications for the samurai and fostered many of the codes of excellence by which these warriors ... armor-piercing bullets caused a revolution in warfare. The Japanese ...

KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to Malta as diplomatic gifts in the 19th century returned to Japan for repair work ahead of their exhibition at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. “I’m looking ...

Japan’s warriors rejected Kubilai’s diplomatic efforts ... They supplied their own weapons, armor, provisions, and attendants. There was no “samurai code” at this time, and you can find tales of ...