Bushido
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Bushidō is a samurai moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior, and lifestyle. Its origins date back to the Kamakura period, but the code was formalized in the Edo period. There are multiple t
A samurai in his armor in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato
Bushidō – The Way of the Warrior. Written in Japanese kanji.
Shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199)
Daimyo Katō Kiyomasa
History of Japan
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The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago. The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayo
Reconstruction of a Jōmon family from the Sannai-Maruyama Site
A vase from the early Jōmon period (11000–7000 BC)
Middle Jōmon vase (2000 BC)
Dogū figurine of the late Jōmon period (1000–400 BC)