This article contains SPOILERS for Assassin's Creed Shadows.The Assassin's Creed franchise is far from being historically ...

In it, he described the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) as an era of oppressive “feudal” rule. In this view, hierarchical divisions between samurai, peasant, artisan, and merchant were strictly maintained ...

The tale of a band of samurai who, after their master dies, take an oath to seek vengeance is an important story that offers ...

Having evolved over many centuries, these warrior values began to become more standardized as a code during the Tokugawa Shogunate, an era of samurai rule in Japan that began at the turn of the ...

The title role in the TV series "Shogun," based on James Clavell's eponymous novel, was modeled on Tokugawa Ieyasu. We reveal his secret strategy for building Edo, Nagoya, Osaka and Nijo-jo Castles ...

An exhibition titled “Legacy of the Tokugawa: The Glories and Treasures of the Last Samurai Dynasty” was held in the Tokyo National Museum in 2007. In 2017, a large silver stamp was discovered ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

Envision Japan’s greatest samurai battle in Sekigahara, where Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari’s armies fought. The battle of Sekigahara played a big role in Japanese history, helping ...

After years of bitter strife, the aging samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu finally wrested power from Japan's many warring clans and unified them at the turn of the 17th century. Upon being proclaimed ...

Kyoei, a historical film studio in Kyoto (Modeled on Toei), is asked by NHK to make a new samurai era program using ... during the twilight years of the Tokugawa shogunate. A series of problems ...

Students consider this more nuanced view of the samurai as they take on the role of advisors to a director hoping to make an authentic film about Medieval Japan. A Case Study of Tokugawa Japan through ...