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What Is a Ronin? The Masterless Samurai of Japan

What is a Ronin? Learn the history of masterless samurai in feudal Japan, why ronin existed, how they lived, and why they remain popular in movies, games, and samurai culture today.

2026.04.08

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Yari: The Samurai Spear That Dominated Japanese Battlefields

Learn about the yari, the spear used by samurai in Japanese battlefields. Discover how spear formations, ashigaru soldiers, and Sengoku tactics made the yari one of the most important weapons in samurai warfare.

2026.04.01

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Samurai Food: What Samurai Ate in Japan

Discover what samurai ate in Japan, from everyday meals of rice, fish, and miso soup to battlefield foods like onigiri. Learn how samurai food differed by rank, from powerful daimyo to ordinary soldiers.

2026.03.25

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