Even the samurai's understanding of art and poetry can be traced to ... Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the next samurai to change the course of Japanese (and warrior) history. Through a series of ...

Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s medieval period of social and political ...

In the 10th century samurai guarding the emperor and aristocrats began to wear colorful armor, reflecting the capital's elegance. High-ranking samurai practiced mounted warfare, shooting arrows ...

Set several centuries later in northern Japan, gamers will play as Atsu, a dual sword-wielding female warrior ... women were proficient in the art of war and excelled on the battlefield too. Defending ...

Known as Yasuke, the man was a warrior who reached the rank of samurai under the rule of Oda Nobunaga - a powerful 16th Century Japanese feudal lord who was the first of the three unifiers of Japan.

Students use art and literature to deepen their understanding of warrior life, looking at the importance of cultural and religious traditions to the daily life of daimyō and samurai and expanding ...