The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...

Few historical artifacts command as much respect and fascination as Samurai armor. More than battlefield protection, samurai armor represented status, discipline, loyalty, and the warrior's personal ...

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 was ...

Dogs have been used in military operations for centuries, but this outlandish suit of canine samurai armor from the Edo period is truly something special. Historically, there’s a loose precedent for ...

Chizuru, 58, and Fumio Nishioka, 59, are samurai-armor restorers. Among the handful of such specialists in Japan, they are the only ones who use the same techniques as artisans historically did in the ...

Opening on Saturday, a new exhibition at the VMFA brings one of the world’s largest collections of Japanese samurai armor to town. “Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller ...

Japanese archers clad in traditional samurai (Japanese warrior) outfits set to shoot at a target during an annual archery ritual (file pic) Dallas: Gabriel Barbier-Mueller bought his first samurai ...

The first sight upon entering the samurai exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is that of three warriors, charging into battle on horseback, both man and beast adorned with extravagant ...

0.9324/1 Suits of armour have been made in Japan for thousands of years but most of those in museum collections are from the Edo period (1603 - 1868). This suit of armour dates to the Edo period. It ...