Samurai ( or sometimes m) is a common term for a warrior in pre-industrial Japan. A more appropriate term is bushi (m) (lit. "war-man") which came into use during...
This period of early development of Bushido, as depicted in these various writings and house codes, already includes the concepts of an all encompassing loyalty to their maste...
Sumo wrestling is traditionally considered Japan's national sport. The sport is surrounded by ceremony and ritual and is considered a gendai budō, a modern Japan...
in Japan
Three characters referring to dance, music, and skill represent kabuki in the Japanese language. Kabuki is the traditional Japanese form of theatre...
Samurai (侍, Samurai? or, more rarely, 士) was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. The word 'samurai' is derived from the Japane...
The period from 1603 to 1867 was called Edo Period or Tokugawa Period. This started when there 250 warring daimyos. There was one called Oda Nobunaga which tried to unify the...
The time after the fifteen hundreds marked a time of great change in Asian countries. Places like China saw a new dynasty take control of the country....
In 1900 Britain was in many respects the world's leading nation, enjoying a large share of world trade, a dominant position in the international money market, and possessing...
In 1900 Britain was in many respects the world's leading nation, enjoying a large share of world trade, a dominant position in the international money market, and possessing...
The Barbarian and The Geisha
by Adam Stubert
It was 1856 and the annual invitation of the Japanese dead ancestors was taking place in the Japanese village of Shimoda. That...
The term Shogun means general. Later, it referred
to the leader of the Shogunate (Samurai's government). From 1192-1867, the Shogun ruled Japan. The Emperor reigned but did n...
The term Shogun means general. Later, it referred
to the leader of the Shogunate (Samurai's government). From 1192-1867, the Shogun ruled Japan. The Emperor reigned but did n...
Most Japanese traditions involve every aspect of Japanese life. These traditions have also evolved over a period of thousands of years. One common tradition that may se...
Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jutsu, ju jitsu, or jiu jitsu) is a Japanese martial art that is principally based on grappling and joint lock techniques, though it also...
Japan's dances and dramas as they are seen today contain 1300 years of continuous uninterrupted history. This prodigious feat of conservation, theatrically speaking, makes Ja...
Japan's dances and dramas as they are seen today contain 1300 years of continuous uninterrupted history. This prodigious feat of conservation, theatrically speaking, makes Ja...