Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes ...

Samurai’s Destiny that I genuinely did not think I’d be able to get through. Not due to any intended challenge or a jarring ...

Jin Minakata is a surgeon in present-day Tokyo. In a few minutes, he finds himself surrounded in a wooded area by “samurai” ...

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The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

Twenty years later, another female assassin got her own version of a Japanese swordcrafting story, in Amber Noizumi and ...

The remains of the “rainbow dragon” are said to have been discovered by a legendary samurai warrior in 1429. Yoshinori Ashikaga uncovered the mystical beast during a visit to Nara’s Todaiji ...

He wears geta sandals and a helmet adorned with two horns to resemble a classic samurai from the medieval period. Metallic armor pieces provide added protection, while four prominent teeth ...