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Tehen kabuto

16 July 2018

Why is there a hole on the helmet?

On the great majority of Japanese helmets there is a hole, more or less large, that can leave puzzled those who do not know its origins. Why should...

25 June 2018

Chadō - The Way of Tea

The Spartan yet ascetic culture of the samurai is beautifully summed up in the tea ceremony, one of the most meaningful expressions of the Zen...

19 June 2018

The Warlords

The years 1478–1605 are described as Sengoku jidai, the “warring states period”, a time of a nearly permanent state of war between the approximately...

Tachi koshirae

17 May 2018

The Symbol of the Samurai

A daimyo's possessions fell generally into two categories: articles for official use (omote-dōgu) and for private use (oku-dōgu). Official...

Japanese armor helmet

16 May 2018

Original Samurai Armours: All You Need to Know.

When were samurai armors produced? The Japanese armor, as we know it, was born between the 10th and the 11th Century as an evolution of more...

14 May 2018

Urushi, the Japanese lacquer

The manufacturing of Japanese urushi lacquer has always followed every aspect of the Japanese artistic handicraft. Water and heat resistant, it has...

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