Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is ...

Netflix has released the first look at Last Samurai Standing, a new Japanese series. The historical survival thriller takes place at the end of the Edo period, following 300 samurai warriors who ...

The Japanese Film Festival is currently happening all across Ireland, and this year looks to have more films shown across ...

By the Genroku period (1688-1703), one could see in Edo and other cities a flourishing ... Tokugawa regime began in earnest in the 1860s. Radical samurai staged direct attacks on foreigners in Japan, ...

For those looking to dive into Tokyo’s past, Fukagawa Edo is a great substitute for the much larger Edo-Tokyo Museum, which ...

Not slated to premiere until 2026, the Emmy-winning Blue Eye Samurai is currently in production for a second season for ...

Blue Eye Samurai is coming back in 2026 with new episodes, a new setting, and more of Mizu’s action-packed journey for ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

Netflix's multi-award-winning series Blue Eye Samurai is deep into production with a 2026 return expected. We've now learned ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced ... and includes armor from the Kamakura period (1185-1333) to the Edo period (1603-1868). The Samurai exhibit ...