Sitemap - 2023 - Samurai History & Culture Japan

The Tokaido's Seki-Juku, Security Checkpoint

Kakegawa Castle

Beware the Ninja in Red!

Umadashi

Oda Nobutaka's Surrender

Maai

Temple of the Tokugawa

The Tea Masters Lantern and the Daimyo’s Grave

Tatami Hitai-Ate

Hakone Sekisho Checkpoint

Nobeoka Castle's 1,000 Invader Killer Stone Walls

Takeda Shingen, The Tiger of Kai

Tsujigiri 辻斬 Crossroad Killings

Warlord Nakagawa Hidemasa

History of the Ii Clan

The Last Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Samurai Coins

Samurai of the Sea, Kuki Yoshitaka

Tamon Yagura

Samurai Searchlights

Hattori Hanzo’s Spear.

Yamauchi Katsutoyo

Uwajima Castle

Gojoban Yashiki

The Fate of Princess Tamahime, and the Lord of Kaga's Revenge

Inuoumono, the Samurai Art of Shooting Dogs

Yamamoto Kansuke

The Samurai Armour

The Swordsmiths of Seki

Gujo Hachiman Castle

Kuroda Bushi - Strength, Courage and Cunning.

Hosokawa Fujitaka Yusai

NEWS: Hiji Castle’s Samurai Sacrifice

Why Samurai Left is Right, Samurai Left is First, but Samurai Left is Wrong!

NEWS: Hideyoshi's Sumptuous Kyoto Palace Excavated!

Scatterings of Kiyosu Castle

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu the third and possibly most influential of the Ashikaga Shogun

The Battle of Dohora

Kanamori Nagachika

Death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Controversies Regarding the Dates and Names of the Battle of Sekigahara

Eboshi Kabuto Samurai Helmets

Minamoto no Yoriie

Ashikaga Yoshizumi, the 11th Shogun

Akechi Castle, Kani

Fujiwara no Yoritsune, the 4th Kamakura Shogun

Tokugawa Shogun's Edo Castle...Pt. 2

The Tokugawa Shogun's Edo Castle Pt.1.

Toppai-Nari Kabuto, Samurai Helmets

Ota Dokan, Master Of Edo

The Fall of Gifu Castle

SHOGUN

Samurai Superstitions

Hojo Masako

Saito Tatsuoki

Kido Takayoshi

Taiko Banten, Master of the Taiko

Momonari Kabuto

Ashigaru Armour and Jingasa Headwear

Shinokosho; The Samurai Period’s Four Divisions of Society,

The Top 20 Richest Edo Period Daimyo Domains

Samurai Castle Construction; The Tenka Bushin Sytem & Kokuin / Kokumon

Horio Yoshiharu

Samurai Armour; Tatami Gusoku, Tatami Dou, Karuta-Gane Dou

Aruki Miko, Shamanistic Shrine Maidens, or Shinobi (Ninja) Operatives?

Samurai Castle Stay Programs

Deputy Shogun's Danger, Deceit and Death

The Naganuma Ryu Samurai Troop Movement Training Manual.

Ashikaga Yoshinori, the Tyrant Shogun was Born and Assassinated on July 12!

The Assassination of Soga no Iruka

Sassa Narimasa

The Stonemasons of Anou

Ukai, the Samurai Summer Pastime

Okayama Castle

Samurai Kubi-oke

Yokokan Samurai Gardens and the Osensui-Yashiki Villa

The Top 15 Sengoku Samurai

The Honno-ji Incident, and the Death of Oda Nobunaga

Taira no Munemori

Katana-dansu

Shibata Katsuie and Kitanosho Castle

The Battle of OKEHAZAMA!

Samurai & Noh

Shogun Ashikaga Takauji

Tokugawa Yoshinao

The Battle of Kurikara

Lady Kitsuno, Nobunaga's Favourite Concubine

Busetsu Castle

The 7th Kamakura Shogun, Prince Koreyasu

Toyotomi Hideyoshi & Todo Takatora Related Potential National Treasure To Be Auctioned!

Daimyo Niwa Nagakuni & the Battle of Nihonmatsu Castle

Hamamatsu Castle

Onmitsu Kenshi

Zohyo Monogatari,

Takayama Jinya, The Last Samurai Jinya

The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle

The Fall of Azai Nagamasa and Odani Castle

The Siege of Miki Castle

The Ninja Temple, Myoryu-ji

Samurai Armour Chain Mail - Kusari

Battle of Iwasaki Castle

Shogun Ashikaga Yoshihisa

Hachioji Castle

Shutsujin-shiki

Warlord Uesugi Kenshin

Momochi Tamba, Ninja of Iga

Owari Tokugawa Clan

Todo Takatora’s Battle Flag

Otani Shohei’s Kabuto

Daimyo Shimazu Tadatsune

Castle Day Photos

Maruoka Castle

Convention of Kanagawa

Yamato Koriyama Castle

Nobunaga’s Wall

Doves, Samurai Symbols of Not Peace, But War!

Obara Ichiba Castle

Seppuku of the The 47 Ronin

The Short Life of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshikazu

Fact & Fiction Behind Japan’s Most Iconic Tokugawa Clan Crest

The Life of Fujiwara no Tadamichi

Shobata Castle, Birthplace of Oda Nobunaga

The Sakai Incident — Samurai Shoot Sailors at Sakai!

Akoda Nari Kabuto (Pumpkin Shaped Samurai Helmet)

Princess Senhime, A Kidnapping Scandal and the Death of Daimyo Sakazaki Naomori

The Working Life of the Edo Samurai

Samurai Fighting Fans

Nohime

Horo, The Ornament of Honour

Sengoku Hidehisa

Nagoya Castle’s Aomatsuba Incident

Hashiba Hidenaga

Ueda Castle

Scoop Photos! Kariya Castle Maps Discovered

Sutegamari, the Samurai Battle Tactic with a 100% Mortality Rate!

The Violent Fall of Yamanaka Castle, First Step In The Fall of the Hojo

Re-evaluating Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the 4th Ashikaga Shogun

Kumamoto Castle Earthquake Restoration News

Zunari Kabuto Samurai Helmets

The 47 Ronin Attack on Kira’s Mansion

The Battle of Toba-Fushimi

Tokugawa's Trusted Traitor, Ishikawa Kazumasa

Saigo Takamori, A Portrait of A Man With No Portrait

The Eighth Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Kabutowari, The Samurai Helmet Splitter

Atsumori

Sokuto-ki, a Secret Samurai Weapon

Sunomata Ichiya Castle, the Legendary Castle Built in a Single Night!

Amago Haruhisa, A Real Sengoku Warlord!

National Treasure Hikone Castle

Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Deputy Shogun

2023 Year of The Rabbit