In 1603, the Tokugawa Shogun relocated the capital to Edo (Tokyo). He ruled Japan from Edo Castle, an immense castle complex, strongly fortified with moats and stone walls. Keeping peace was not easy, with competing clans ready to go to war, the Shogun kept daimyo and samurai close at ha...
Japan - Feudalism, Shoguns, Samurai: The establishment of the bakufu by Minamoto Yoritomo at the end of the 12th century can be regarded as the beginning of a new era, one in which independent government by the warrior class successfully opposed the poli
A traveler's introduction to the samurai, the Japanese warriors and member of the military class of feudal Japan.
Begin your journey in the serene yet tumultuous era of feudal Japan, where honor and strategy define the path to greatness. In Shogun Samurai Tycoon, you are entrusted with the monumental task of building a powerful samurai empire from the ground up.Architect of Tradition and Power:As the daim...
The Samurai Shodown series was started in Japan decades ago thanks to the efforts of what is now SNK Playmore. A 2D fighter on the Neo Geo platform, Samurai Shodown was special in that it offered fighting of a much different variety than its peers -- fighting that was far slower in pace...
Minamoto Yoritomo emerged victorious and set up a new military government in 1192, led by the shogun or supreme military commander. The samurai would rule over Japan for most of the next 700 years. During the chaotic era of warring states in the 15th and 16th centuries, Japan splintered ...
By the 14th century, Japan’s warrior society resembled the lord-vassal system of medieval Europe. The shogun now ruled with the help of warrior-lords called daimyos (DIE-mee-os). In turn, the daimyos were supported by large numbers of samurai. The daimyos expected to be rewarded for th...
Japan in 1542 was a land in disarray. The previous shogunate to rule the country had collapsed,...Silbergeld, David L. L
One of the less endearing aspects of eighties anime is present in Samurai Gun. Yep, it’s misogynistic. The only way the series can find to portray the evils of the Shogun’s soldiers is their enthusiasm for torturing and murdering women. With a total lack of reflective awareness, Samurai...
Shogun TV Series (1980) Ok, this isn’t a samurai movie but is a TV series from the 1980s and there is a lot of samurai stuff going on. It’s about an English sea captain who gets shipwrecked in Japan. In the culture shock, he has to integrate into the samurai culture to survive...