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Dragon Ball fans fondly recall classic moments from the series and its spin-offs, and for die-hard fans, it is the ...
Discover the powerful and largely untold history of Japan’s Onna-musha - female samurai warriors who stood alongside men on ...
It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths who know how to do it.
A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.
When he shows his fortitude and cleverness, however, a powerful samurai adopts him and sends him to learn the ways of Japan's warrior class. Jack's story alone makes for a page-turner, but ...
In feudal Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha were fierce female warriors who defied gender norms to fight alongside samurai. Trained in combat and honor-bound like their male counterparts, they defended castles ...
The history of the samurai is inextricably linked with the history of Japan. Not only were they brave warriors, but they were also politicians. They ruled feudal Japan for centuries, and carried out ...
You can experience being a samurai warrior wearing kabuto (a helmet) and yoroi (an armor) and take commemorative photos as well. From ancient times, the Emperor and the nobility ruled Japan, but the ...