Anime often explores spiritual and philosophical questions by drawing on Japan’s religious traditions to examine themes of ...

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 highlights of Tokyo and get an understanding of the Japanese culture. But ...

On our right was Nijo Castle, where, Nishibori informed me, the Meiji Restoration began ... as the curtain fell on its medieval past, the country entered a period of transformational change.

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 ...

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 ...

Historical Context The Samurai class, the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan, rose to prominence during the Heian period (794–1185). This era saw the decline of the central ...

Produced by CloverWorks, the period-set anime ... The Elusive Samurai finds its true brilliance in the tension between past and present. While ostensibly set in medieval Japan, it often feels ...