Samurai

Finance

Miyamoto Musashi is widely regarded as Japan’s most famous swordsman. He fought over sixty duels and founded the Niten Ichi-ryū school of swordsmanship. His treatise, The Boo...

Finance

Samurai were a hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan that emerged in the 10th century. They served regional lords and followed a strict code of conduct called bushido, which...

Finance

The most famous samurai clan in Japan is often considered the Minamoto, also known as the Genji. They rose to power during the late Heian period and established the first shogun...

culture-and-history

The concise answer is yes and no: the character is typically framed as a plausible, partially documented warrior whose traits are amplified by legend and fiction. In many portra...