samurai

Presents a brief history of Himeji Castle in Japan, and provides information on the samurai warlords who lived there, including descriptions of how the castle was built, and how it was defended from attack by the samurai and ninjas who lived in Japan during that time. Includes time line and glossary.

Traces the history of the samurai castles of medieval Japan with information on the role of samurai, shogun, and women in feudal Japanese society, on religious beliefs, and on arms and armor of the period.

Describes the history and origin of the Samurai, warriors from medieval Japan, Samurai daily life, armor and weapons, and the final end of the Samurai in the nineteenth century.

Seven short stories about samurai warriors, their way of life, courage, wit, and foolishness.

At the final stage of his training with Kagemura, Brody is branded with a symbol of purity and sent against the gang that beat him up a few months earlier. Then, Brody makes his peace with his former girlfriend, Nicole, but is visited by a vision that makes him wonder if he will see her again.

Explains the history and philosophy of Japan's samurai warriors and describes basic self-defense techniques, which include jujitsu, judo, and kendo.

When seventeen-year-old Rileigh Martin discovers she may be harboring the spirit of Senshi, a samurai, she is torn between continuing as an ordinary, shoe-loving girl and embracing the warrior inside, with help from a handsome martial arts instructor, Kim.

A graphic novel in which Usagi Yojimbo, a samurai rabbit, having come into possession of the Grasscutter, the lost sword of the Gods, finds himself the target of the Conspiracy of Eight, a shadowy group that wants to overthrow the shogunate.

While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.

In turbulent sixteenth-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family.