Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller

The most famous incident associated with the Shinsengumi took place just a short walk away from Sanjō Bridge on July 8th, 1864 The story is that samurai from

Two shoulder pieces fell into position when the arms were raised and they protected the exposed underarm area; two smaller plates on the breast protected the

samuri The meaning of SAMURAI is a military retainer of a Japanese daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido How to use samurai in a

samuri A Guide to Samurai Governments, 1185-1868 The most important feature of the medieval period is that the samurai replaced the court