This International Women's Day, we honor the fearless Onna-musha – the warrior women of Japan! ⚔️🇯🇵 In an era dominated by samurai ... and their place in history.

Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword-wielding samurai and stealthy ninja assassins ... Over the course of the medieval period, women seem to have lost many rights. In ancient times, women ...

The conflict resulted in the Taira rising to power to form the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan. In 1180, the Minamoto clan resumed hostilities with the Taira in what became ...

In 18th century Japan, when a blind woman's father is killed by a young samurai avenging his own father's death, she agrees to be escorted to the nearest village.

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