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Articles about Samurai
On Suki Desu, Samurai brings together the craft, bushido and what remains of it in today's image.
What history can confirm, where legend begins, and why his book is still read.
From Japan's first shogunate to the Mongol invasions
Ashigaru, wakō pirates, and the Shimazu retreat: what the list changes in the warrior image.
A practical guide to understanding Japan's history, traditions, and everyday customs
The tent government that ran Japan while the emperor stayed on paper
From the 1868 Restoration to defeat in 1945 — how Japan rose to become Asia's great power and how that rise ended.
A clear guide to the three major shogunates and the end of military rule in Japan.
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...
A forked polearm from feudal Japan, still used in schools, train stations, and by police today.
Curved steel, samurai status, museum legends — and why not every “katana” on a shelf is the same object.
A few details are enough to spot the Japanese thread running through Star Wars.
A practical guide to the masks behind Japanese theater, folklore, festival culture, samurai armor, and modern cosplay.
A clear explanation of why Japan escaped formal colonization and how the three unifiers ended the Sengoku wars.
A clear guide to the meaning, history and cultural weight of seppuku in samurai Japan.
