Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller" is on view Through Aug. 3 at Tulsa's Philbrook Museum of Art.

The world's most comprehensive collection of armour, weaponry and art covering 700 years of Japan's fabled Samurai culture goes on exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

During the Edo period, male servants of the samurai wore the jackets. Gradually, merchants and wealthy farmers adopted the jackets, adding decorations and motifs that identified their occupations.

'The World of Edo Dandyism: From Swords to Inro' at the Nezu Museum is a splendid collection of Edo Period (1603-1868) swords and sword accessories that includes blades, scabbards and metal ...

Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1867) was a time of peace and stability when various arts and technologies became well developed. At the top of the social hierarchy was the samurai warrior class. So ...

They once were warriors. At first, they served the nobles. Then, they rose to become the nobility, with a style and culture that the rest of Japan emulated for centuries. The samurai created armor … ...

Movies such as "Kill Bill" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" have glamorized the ancient art of samurai sword fighting, but now Seacoast residents have a chance to learn the real thing. Dale Gun… ...

Samurai training included physical training, most especially in martial arts. Visitors can get a taste of this training at Mito Tobukan, a martial arts training hall not far from Kodokan. Tobukan was ...