Bushido, the code by which samurai once guided their lives, became formalized, much like knightly chivalry in Europe when the medieval warrior class became obsolete. A samurai could legally still ...

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 ...

From medieval Europe to other equally thrilling options ... Few historical periods are as synonymous with the samurai as the Sengoku era, a time when Japan was fractured by clan wars and shifting ...