we honor the fearless Onna-musha – the warrior women of Japan! ⚔️🇯🇵 In an era dominated by samurai, these women broke barriers, wielding weapons and defending their clans with ...

In the seven centuries samurai ruled Japan, women played an essential role in both creating and upholding the warrior state. Aside from a brief period in the 14th century, the emperor was little ...

keep reading for a quick primer on these women warriors, their duties and their experiences on the battlefield. Did Women Samurai Exist? The short answer is yes. Throughout several periods of Japanese ...

Women Were Some of the Fiercest Samurai Warriors Ever In ancient Japan, battle was typically reserved for male samurai. That all changed when Takeko Nakano and her sister, Yuko, decided to fight ...

It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.

Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan’s first cricket match in 1863 and the ...

"My whole 11 years here have been about trying to provide people with opportunities to play," said Englishman Alan Curr, ...

Rajan Datar’s guests include Michael Wert, who has published several books on Japan’s warrior class, including Samurai ... is the author of The Problem of Women in Early Modern Japan, which ...

Japanese samurai armor is a crucial element of Japan’s rich warrior history, symbolizing the discipline, skill, and honor of the Samurai class. Unlike armor in many other cultures, Samurai armor ...