For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

Set in medieval Japan, the samurai was a skilled fighter ready to take on his foes. Meanwhile, with Westerns, the gunslinger often stood alone against the odds, one hand tapping his six-shooter.

Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s medieval period of social and political ...