Bushido is an ancient code of the samurai warriors in Japan. It was developed in the Edo period when feudal society was at the peak of its power. Bushido is a warrior’s code, which includes honor, dignity, and loyalty to one’s master. It also encouraged samurai to maintain their dignity […]
In early feudal Japan, the women that samurai choose as their wives were expected to maintain the household while their husbands were away fighting. Wives were known as okugatasama, which is translated to mean the one who remains at home. It was their responsibility to manage the household affairs, and […]
Samurai had one of the most interesting methods of naming themselves in history. They would look to the past and use one kanji character from either their father or grandfather and then from the present, and one new kanji character. Often names were made up of particular elements that would […]
