Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is ...

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

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

As Japan prepares to celebrate Children's Day on May 5, one of its long-standing traditions is taking on a modern twist and ...

Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s medieval period of social and political ...

which makes its next stop in a worldwide tour at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this month. The samurai officially hung up their helmets after Japan’s last shogun, or military ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative ... the Assistant Curator of Native Art at the Philbrook. "We are really excited to have it here." ...

Samurai armor continues to be crafted in Japan using centuries-old techniques passed down through generations. The creation process involves thousands of precise steps, from intricate metalwork and ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during ... type of people lived in each building. A painting depicts Yoshiaki Ashikaga, heir to Japan’s shogunate, a friend and later rival ...