Articles about Samurai

Kevin Henrique · Jul 15, 2026

What history can confirm, where legend begins, and why his book is still read.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2019

From Japan's first shogunate to the Mongol invasions

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

A practical guide to understanding Japan's history, traditions, and everyday customs

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

From the 1868 Restoration to defeat in 1945 — how Japan rose to become Asia's great power and how that rise ended.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

A clear guide to the three major shogunates and the end of military rule in Japan.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

From a 14-year-old crown prince to the founder of modern Japan — a walk through the life, the restoration, and the legacy of Meiji...

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

A forked polearm from feudal Japan, still used in schools, train stations, and by police today.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Curved steel, samurai status, museum legends — and why not every “katana” on a shelf is the same object.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

A practical guide to the masks behind Japanese theater, folklore, festival culture, samurai armor, and modern cosplay.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

A clear explanation of why Japan escaped formal colonization and how the three unifiers ended the Sengoku wars.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2014

A clear guide to the meaning, history and cultural weight of seppuku in samurai Japan.