Feudal Japan

The real samurai behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi

History & Culture
The real samurai behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi
The real samurai behind the legend of Miyamoto Musashi

Inside the foundry forging $15,000 artisanal samurai swords

History & Culture
Inside the foundry forging $15,000 artisanal samurai swords
Inside the foundry forging $15,000 artisanal samurai swords

Whatever happened to the samurai?

History & Culture
Whatever happened to the samurai?
Whatever happened to the samurai?

The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai

History & Culture
The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai
The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai

How to spend a day in Kanazawa, Japan

Travel
How to spend a day in Kanazawa, Japan
How to spend a day in Kanazawa, Japan

The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan

History Magazine
The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan
The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan

This shogun outwitted and outlasted his rivals to rule Japan

History Magazine
This shogun outwitted and outlasted his rivals to rule Japan
This shogun outwitted and outlasted his rivals to rule Japan

The Japanese tea ceremony was shaped by samurai and scholars

History Magazine
The Japanese tea ceremony was shaped by samurai and scholars
The Japanese tea ceremony was shaped by samurai and scholars

America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens

History & Culture
America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens
America’s long history of scapegoating its Asian citizens

Soon we’ll all be living in the imperial Reiwa era. What’s that?

Culture
Soon we’ll all be living in the imperial Reiwa era. What’s that?
Soon we’ll all be living in the imperial Reiwa era. What’s that?

Learn about the history—and future—of the Japanese monarchy

Culture
Learn about the history—and future—of the Japanese monarchy
Learn about the history—and future—of the Japanese monarchy

This Ancient Japanese Tradition Uses Birds to Catch Fish

Animals
This Ancient Japanese Tradition Uses Birds to Catch Fish
This Ancient Japanese Tradition Uses Birds to Catch Fish

Who Was Saigo Takamori, the Last Samurai?

History Magazine
Who Was Saigo Takamori, the Last Samurai?
Who Was Saigo Takamori, the Last Samurai?

Japanese Monks Recorded the Climate for 700 Years

Japanese Monks Recorded the Climate for 700 Years
Japanese Monks Recorded the Climate for 700 Years
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