Four Japanese texts have been translated for the first time, and they describe how the samurai carried out ritual samurai […] ...

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By the Genroku period (1688-1703), one could see in Edo and other cities a flourishing merchant class that was ... Plans to overthrow the Tokugawa regime began in earnest in the 1860s. Radical samurai ...

We put it to the test. By the Edo period, various styles were worn and served as indicators of status and identity. One man's decision played a role in the chonmage's disappearance from Japan.

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Capcom's iconic 2000s-era PlayStation hack-and-slash supernatural samurai adventure series is coming back with a newly ...

Our Metropolis Winter 2024 Issue is out now and the theme is Edo!

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Despite the legendary status Capcom's Onimusha earned back in the PS2 days, the series never got its due in later console ...