Samurai have never been strangers to film; in fact, an entire genre has sprung from their legend, with plenty of attendant offshoots, cross-pollinators and beneficiaries (Westerns, slasher films, Star ...

In 2009Hobby JapanCelebrated its 40th anniversary, as a memorial project "Hundred flowers"Started. As a media mix project, a novel (author: Akira Suzuki, picture: Ni)) has been published from the HJ ...

Japan is filled with so many unique and interesting accommodation options that it can sometimes be difficult to choose a place to stay. When it comes to finding the perfect base in Kyoto, however, ...

These extraordinary horses might even give American Pharaoh something to be jealous of. Every summer, the people of Fukushima prefecture honor their ancient Samurai and equine traditions during the ...

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In his late poem “Thermopylae,” the writer Raymond Carver tells of the Spartan soldiers who prepared to hold a mountain pass against the great Persian army of Xerxes. Before the battle these soldiers, ...

Ghost of Tsushima is a beautiful, well-crafted samurai epic that weaves addictive open world gameplay into a series of narratives that pay homage to classical Japanese jidaigeki. In the game you live ...