June 06, 2012

Seppuku Re-enactment

Below is a re-enactment of the ceremony of Seppuku.

Samurai in Cartoons

The samurai have been potraid in many different ways, sometimes they are depicted in their acctual atire:
Above, you see a group of samurai.  Below, you will see a cartoon known as "Samurai Jack" where the depiction of the samurai is quite acurate:

Map of Japanese Warlords

Below is a map of the territories of former warlords of Japan

June 05, 2012

Kanji of the Eight Virtues

The fallowing images are of the Japanese Kanji of each of the Bushido Virtues.
Rectitude
Courage
Benevolance
Politeness
Sincerity
Honor
Loyalty
Self-Control