Consider this your ultimate guide to exploring one of Japan’s most accessible off-the-beaten-path experiences—with a ...

Shogun was a smash hit ... Luckily for Adams and the rest of the crew, Ieyasu intervened, recognizing the opportunities presented by the men’s arrival. At the time, “a lot of people in ...

TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--A letter penned by a feudal warlord to future shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is causing a massive stir because it conflicts with the accepted version of history. The missive ...

On Sunday, the FX series "Shogun" won the Emmy for Best Drama, marking the first time a non-English-language series has ...

Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga: Based on Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toranaga was one of the five Regents of Japan before resigning. He seems to have his sights on restoring the shogunate in ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

Sanada Yukimura remains a folk hero to this day. His clan used information and ingenuity to take on powerful foes, even the shogun Ieyasu himself. Yukimura, a warrior feared by his enemies.

"Shogun" has already enjoyed significant success ... a character based on Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the founder of Tokugawa Shogunate. The series is primarily in Japanese and has been praised ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

These famous individuals include Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ryoma Sakamoto, Nobunaga Oda, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi. People are stunned and at the same time go crazy over the endless execution of policies by ...