Samurai

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Cross-Cultural Narratives

Stories examining samurai history through the lens of cultural exchange and identity.

Yasuke and African Samurai History

Culture and Daily Life

Explorations of samurai traditions, philosophy, and the realities behind popular perceptions.

Lifestyle and Traditions

Philosophy and Historical Reality

Historical Figures and Eras

Profiles of individual samurai and examinations of the political transformations they shaped.

Notable Samurai and the Meiji Era

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Takeshi Kitagawa

I Wrote About Bushido Once Before. It Wasn’t Honest Enough.

Oct 3

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Paopao

The Man Who Was Cut Down 50,000 Times

Oct 17

OVI BELU

The Solitude of the Samurai

Sep 27

Takashi Matsumoto

The Samurai of a Fallen Clan Whose Canal Still Produces Fine Rice 400 Years Later

Jul 26

ILLUMINATION

Karthik Ramesan

Top 20 quotes by Miyamoto Musashi

Aug 24

Latest stories

RealEdoLife

Could Samurai Marry Anyone? Marriage, Rank, and a Famous Loophole in Edo Japan

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RealEdoLife

Samurai Had No Wars for 200 Years. Here’s How They Trained Anyway

Oct 26

RealEdoLife

A samurai sword and a folding fan resting beside leather-bound books and an oil lamp in a Western…

Oct 23

RealEdoLife

Why Samurai Carried Two Swords (And Why Only One Was for Fighting)

Oct 23

Samurai

Cross-Cultural Narratives

Yasuke and African Samurai History

Culture and Daily Life

Lifestyle and Traditions

Philosophy and Historical Reality

Historical Figures and Eras

Notable Samurai and the Meiji Era

Popular this week

I Wrote About Bushido Once Before. It Wasn’t Honest Enough.

The Man Who Was Cut Down 50,000 Times

The Solitude of the Samurai

The Samurai of a Fallen Clan Whose Canal Still Produces Fine Rice 400 Years Later

Top 20 quotes by Miyamoto Musashi

Latest stories

Could Samurai Marry Anyone? Marriage, Rank, and a Famous Loophole in Edo Japan

Samurai Had No Wars for 200 Years. Here’s How They Trained Anyway

A samurai sword and a folding fan resting beside leather-bound books and an oil lamp in a Western…

Why Samurai Carried Two Swords (And Why Only One Was for Fighting)

Edo Was the World’s Biggest City. Its Commoners Lived on Only 15% of It.

Who to follow

Popular this week

I Wrote About Bushido Once Before. It Wasn’t Honest Enough.

The Man Who Was Cut Down 50,000 Times

The Solitude of the Samurai

The Samurai of a Fallen Clan Whose Canal Still Produces Fine Rice 400 Years Later

Top 20 quotes by Miyamoto Musashi

Latest stories

Could Samurai Marry Anyone? Marriage, Rank, and a Famous Loophole in Edo Japan

Samurai Had No Wars for 200 Years. Here’s How They Trained Anyway

A samurai sword and a folding fan resting beside leather-bound books and an oil lamp in a Western…

Why Samurai Carried Two Swords (And Why Only One Was for Fighting)

Edo Was the World’s Biggest City. Its Commoners Lived on Only 15% of It.

Who to follow