JAPANESE CULTURE

Discover how samurai society really worked—from daimyo lords and house-based hierarchy to kokudaka stipends, castle towns, and lord–vassal relationships. Learn how Japan’s warrior class combined military power with a refined bureaucratic system.

Discover how samurai in Japan actually lived — from the household-based status system and rice stipends to the moral bond between lord and vassal — plus where to experience samurai culture in Tokyo today.