For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made ...

But that wasn't always the case. The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of modern Buddhist monks. These spiritual figures were not just about ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword-wielding samurai and stealthy ninja assassins. These figures, often seen in popular movies and games about pre-modern Japan, are only loosely based on ...

The Japanese were severely outnumbered each ... much like knightly chivalry in Europe when the medieval warrior class became obsolete. A samurai could legally still cut down any commoner who ...

In the early 13th century, the warrior aristocracy of Christian Europe ... the Kamakura Bakufu (literally "tent government") in medieval Japan. The samurai were a class of skilled professional ...

You will be using art as a primary source to learn about samurai and daimyō life in medieval Japan (1185-1603). The Kamakura period was the beginning of warrior class rule. The imperial court still ...