The third entry in the Nioh series was just revealed with a new class and open levels to explore when it releases next year.

Whatever happened to the samurai? The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing ...

The Sanmon gate was built in 1621 in the early Edo Period (1603-1867) on the orders of Hidetada, the second Tokugawa shogun. The gate is 24 meters high and 50 meters wide, making it one of the ...

The sword was left to Kodai-in — the primary wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Sengoku military commander who united all of Japan — and next to Tokugawa Hidetada (Reign of Shogun: 1605-1623), the second ...

Built by one of Japan's most famous unifiers, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it has played a pivotal role in Japanese history. History Construction and Reconstruction: Originally constructed in 1583, the castle ...

The sword has been owned previously by famous military commanders, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the first two shoguns of the Edo shogunate****, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hidetada.

Tokugawa did allow the Franciscan order to build a church in Edo, but the shogunate later banned Christianity in Japan and violently expelled all priests and missionaries from the country.

Shortly after, he began a period of semi-retirement and trained his son, Tokugawa Hidetada, to rule in his place.

When Tokugawa Ieyasu died in 1616, his successor, Tokugawa Hidetada turned Japan more isolationist. Trading with the English was cut down and eventually, the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to ...

Yoshinobu Tokugawa is one of the character allies you can meet and establish a bond with in Rise of the Ronin. The fifteenth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, ...