among the dominant clans of Japan. Only the strong would survive, and strength lay in assembling large armies and the most advanced weapons. Foot soldiers learned to use traditional samurai ...

Various samurai clans in the region vied for supremacy over ... to have gone undefeated in the numerous duels he fought across Japan, many using only a wooden sword. He saw out his final years ...

The influence of the samurai class can also be seen in the Japanese religious practices associated with Mount Fuji. Many of key figures in the Kamakura shogunate came from the provinces of Suruga ...

Made only from soybeans and fermented for two years using ancient techniques, Hatcho miso has a special place in the cuisine of Nagoya In a city once ruled by fierce samurai, where landmarks whisper ...

While samurai naturally played a significant ... putting an end to the countless local battles between clans. This now more unified Japan would try to invade Korea under the leadership of ...

The two greatest warrior clans of the time were the Taira (also known ... so Mongol-led armies attempted to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281. In each case, samurai defenders fought off the invaders with ...

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.