Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...

With Tokyo as the crown jewel, you can have a rich experience to last you a lifetime. 4 days is just enough time to see the ...

Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes to the samurai, is just as amazing to explore. In an era when most samurai ...

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

The word ‘samurai’ evokes the image of a noble warrior in medieval Japan, armed with two types of sword ... That said, the status of the rōnin did depend on the period they lived in. The Sengoku ...

The series draws inspiration from a manga by Imamura, which aimed to modernize samurai stories for global audiences The official synopsis of the show as per Netflix states, “Set in the late 19th ...

Logline: “Set in the late 19th century during the Meiji period, as the age of the samurai approached its end, Last Samurai Standing takes place at the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto. Come nightfall ...

More on Last Samurai Standing in our story. Samurais were an aristocratic warrior class in Japan, predominantly in the 12th to 17th centuries. They were at the top of the social hierarchy during the ...

Set in the late 19th century during the Meiji period, as the age of the samurai approached its end, the series takes place at the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto. One night, 292 samurai warriors gather ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors also ...

The shōgun’s power supplanted the imperial authority, marking the start of Japan’s feudal period. This power, which endured until the ascension of Emperor Meiji in the 19th century, was built on the ...