When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

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

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced ... to the Edo period (1603-1868). The Samurai exhibit features nearly 80 objects, including full suits, helmets ...