Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with a video on the Edo Japan’s social order and the bakuhan system, as we deduce what the feudal ...

To be a samurai meant position and prestige, but it could all be taken away in an instant, plunging the once-proud warrior ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

complementary aspects of the samurai culture that developed during this period. Students consider this more nuanced view of the samurai as they take on the role of advisors to a director hoping to ...