That bit of historical speculation is the inspiration behind the Shinobi Youchi, or Shinobi Night Attack, event. Once night falls, the 50-person ninja team will make their way up the hill to the ...

The samurai, Japan’s celebrated lineage of warriors, emerged in the Heian period (794-1185), ... The mood of Edo at night is captured in this 19th-century painting. Bridgeman/ACI.

Discover the powerful and largely untold history of Japan’s Onna-musha - female samurai warriors who stood alongside men on the battlefield. In this documentary, we explore their role in feudal ...

Marutake also created a second Angels kabuto, completing a samurai warrior ensemble as a thank you, and donated it to the Angels ahead of the team’s Japanese heritage night Tuesday at Angel Stadium.

Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era (Heiji monogatori emaki) (detail) Japanese, Kamakura Period, second half of the thirteenth century ...

Every Monday night for the past 10 weeks, I have been glued to my couch, drinking in every moment of the critically acclaimed samurai series Shōgun.

Tokyo Film Fest Makes Rollicking Start With Premiere of Bloody Samurai Flick ’11 Rebels’ During the festival's star-packed opening ceremony, Japan's new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba appeared ...