Historian Answers Samurai Questions

Historian Answers Samurai Questions

Japanese history researcher Yasutsune Owada joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about samurai.

What caused the ultimate downfall of the samurai?

What was samurai warfare like?

What was it like to train to become a samurai?

Did women ever become samurai?

What did Ronin stand for?

And did samurai ever use firearms on horseback?

Answers to these questions and many more await on Samurai Support.

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