Nihonto

During the research for my book “The Yonezawa Matchlock – Mighty gun of the Uesugi Samurai”, I stumbled over a story that captivated me....

Battlefield Trophies During a battle, the samurai would collect the heads of their opponents. Once taken, the heads would be returned to the base camp...

Over Thanksgiving weekend, I was able to finish a highly interesting lecture which I have received a couple of weeks ago but which I...