Shogun-ki

While the female warrior is a staple of chanbara films, manga, and anime, there's very little in the way of books that examine the role ...

As another translation, I've picked out a section of a book called "日本の歴史・合戦のおもしろ話" (Japanese History - Interesting Tales of B...

That jolly old soul with the white beard and hair recently paid a visit to the Samurai Archives, and along with him came several new Japanes...

Few groups tend to raise such disparate images as the Shinsengumi , the Kyoto based group of swordsmen sponsored by the Shogunate that fough...

The story of the 47 Ronin is perhaps the most popular subject for Japanese literature, and almost as popular are the various 'gaiden...

As a mental exercise I've been doing some translation work, and since it is a basic introduction to the Sengoku Daimyo, I decided to pos...