Last Samurai: Film vs. Realität – großer Faktencheck. Was stimmt über Saigō Takamori, Meiji & den echten letzten Samurai? Antworten…
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From Earthworks to Stone Fortresses: The Evolution of the Castle The first Sengoku-period castles were emergency solutions. A daimyō needed…
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The naginata: polearm of the samurai, anti-cavalry instrument and woman's weapon. History, types, and three originals at the Samurai Museum…
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The tantō – Japanese short dagger under 30 cm: history, construction, seppuku function, and masterpieces. With original exhibits at the…
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On the morning of 21 June 1582, Tokugawa Ieyasu was sitting in a tea house in Sakai when a messenger…
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When Honda Tadakatsu died in 1610 at Kuwana Fortress at the age of sixty-two, he left behind a record unparalleled…
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Sanada Yukimura defended Ōsaka against Tokugawa Ieyasu's army – and became an icon of the honourable last stand. History, myth…
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Date Masamune was 17 years old when he took control of Oshu, and nearly unified Japan. The story of the…
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In April 1591, Sen no Rikyū, Japan’s most important tea master and personal tea adviser to the most powerful man…
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Sashimono — the back banners of the samurai. History, function, motifs, clans. Authentic examples at the Samurai Museum Berlin.
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Menpō — the half-mask of samurai armour. Types (ressei, ryūbu, tengu), history, craftsmanship, symbolism. Exhibits at the Samurai Museum Berlin.
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Jinbaori — the samurai's field-camp coat made of European wool. History, material, symbolism. Exhibits at the Samurai Museum Berlin.
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