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The shogunate forces were led by the Aizu domain (a regional government in northern Japan), and during the siege of the ...
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In 1868, Japan was tearing itself apart during the Boshin War as imperial forces fought supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate. In the Aizu domain, a young woman named Nakano Takeko refused to stay ...
That a suit of armor opens the British Museum’s extravagant new exhibition, “Samurai,” is unsurprising. What is a surprise is how empty it looks. The armor may be topped by a dragon-crested helmet ...
The British Museum is hosting a major exhibition about samurai, which looks to challenge what you think you know about the famed warrior class. After 1615, half of all samurai were actually ...
A groundbreaking new exhibition at the British Museum reveals the untold history of Japan’s Samurai class, including the fact that half of them were women. Samurai is the first exhibition to explore ...
Sometimes musicians land on a stage name that is long-winded (see: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince). Other times, they choose single-word names (see: Madonna or Sting). But then there are those ...
Jiri Prochazka recently put on a spectacular show as he pulled out a sword for his soon-to-be-born child’s gender reveal party, leaving fans impressed. Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jiri ...