Shogun-ki

One would think a formal duel to settle a grudge between armed samurai would be pretty straightforward. Two men meet on the ‘field of honor’...

Andrew Rankin’s book “Seppuku” from Kondansha Publishing reflects the growing trend among serious scholars in the West (following the lead o...

The Sengoku Daimyo Takeda Shingen's death has been tackled before on this blog, but this time I decided to translate a section from Tak...

It’s not often one can enjoy the pleasure of seeing the Tokugawa Shogun being taunted face to face by a crazy man who’s also just exposed hi...

The Samurai Archives podcast, which has been in process for the last 14 months has finally stepped up and started broadcasting.  Before we s...

As a ronin dressed in black walks down a lonely road, a young woman approaches from the opposite direction. They pass each other without inc...