Along the Tsuboi River near the castle, sit five bronze statues of heroes of the Meiji Restoration, which in 1867 led to the abolition of the samurai class and Japan’s rapid drive towards ...

Coming to life from the upcoming Ubisoft video game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows a new set of statues are arriving from PureArts ...

The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word saburau, meaning "to serve," and was first used in A.D. 702 to describe mid-to-low-ranking court administrators and, later, armed imperial guards.

They were made by Juho Könkköla, a Finnish origami artist. I have always been interested in warriors, knights, and the "samurai." ...