A drunk American tourist sparked outrage in Japan after damaging a 761-year-old temple that’s linked to Japan’s samurai ...

At this moment in time, I have spent well over a hundred hours exploring Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s gorgeous virtual imagining of feudal Japan. Thousands of samurai have fallen beneath my ...

We interviewed two prominent figures involved in the historical development of the game Assassin's Creed Shadows. Read on to ...

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a relatively obscure warlord who rose to prominence in the 1560s. ... In 1605, Ieyasu “retired,” handing off the reins of shogun to his son, ...

In 1573, when the city was at its zenith, it was razed by the armies of Oda Nobunaga, ... During the Warring States period, the shogun’s influence weakened as well, ...

In Shogun, Taiko is a term used for a retired regent who ruled Japan. Shogun explores the cultural and political dynamics of feudal 17th century Japan through the experiences of an English navigator ...

Plus, fans of Shogun will find familiar territory in the game’s story, which addresses the rising Portuguese influence on the previously isolated islands: there’s plenty of real-life history ...

That warlord is Oda Nobunaga who is trying to unite the warring clans of Japan whether the clans want to unite or not. It’s not long before a siege is laid on Iga and the war comes to Naoe’s ...

They were Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. A feudal lord and feared military leader, Nobunaga headed the powerful Oda clan after eliminating his local rivals in the 1550s.

The game takes place right after Yasuke’s master, Oda Nobunaga, killed himself after being trapped in a castle (Siege warfare! We got there.) -- which means, of course, that Yasuke was actually ...

While reacting to Assassin’s Creed: Shadows gameplay, amateur historian Walt Mussell responded to several common questions and comments. Mussell explained that some comments have asked if there were ...