Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese ... of traditional samurai armor, and learns the skills of iaido (wielding and cutting with an actual sword).

while the samurai became adept with the famed katana sword. Although crude Chinese handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later introduction of the European arquebus and its armor ...

It has been said that the samurai's sword was his soul ... as the famous curved sword is known in Japan. Invented a millennium ago, the katana remains a marvel of aesthetic beauty and skillful ...

Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune—best known for starring in films like Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, and Yojimbo for director Akira Kurosawa—has been dead for nearly 30 years. But apparently that ...

Tokyo is not short of museums that will guide you through Japan’s fascinating history - but how many of them let you actually live it? Enter Samurai Ninja Museu ...

Classic US action drama series. Thomas joins forces with a samurai to retrieve a priceless antique Japanese sword that was stolen by a cartel of ninja warriors and brought to Hawaii.

eschewing any kind of narrative flavor for a cool sword and top-knot. Consider hero games like Overwatch that feature two ...