In the early 13th century, the warrior aristocracy of Christian Europe bound its ruling monarchs to a structured legal system ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

The Philbrook Museum’s Samurai exhibit showcases 80 pieces of armor, offering a glimpse into the art and history of Japan’s ...

Riders in samurai costumes galloped through the precincts of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in a display of yabusame (mounted archery), as the Kamakura Festival returned for the first time in four ...

Kamakura is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, an hour from Tokyo by train. The city was founded 800 years ago as the first capital in Japan built by the samurai class. Since then, the Tsurugaoka ...