Listen to a Podcast About Samurai

Explore the warrior class of feudal Japan — bushido, the katana, the age of warring states, the Tokugawa shogunate, and the cultural legacy that endures in modern Japan.

The samurai class emerged during the Heian period (794-1185) as provincial warriors and gradually became Japan's ruling military class for nearly 700 years until the Meiji Restoration of 1868 formally abolished their feudal privileges. The katana, perfected by swordsmiths like Masamune in the 13th-14th century, involved a process of repeatedly folding and hammering steel up to 16 times, creating blades with over 65,000 layers that combined exceptional sharpness with flexibility. Miyamoto Musashi, Japan's most famous swordsman, fought over 60 duels without defeat and wrote "The Book of Five Rings" (1645), a treatise on strategy that is still studied by business leaders and martial artists worldwide.

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