This suit of armor bears the crest ... this month. The samurai officially hung up their helmets after Japan’s last shogun, or military ruler, fell in 1868, but “the way of the warrior ...

By the 10th century, when provincial governors began offering heavy rewards for military service ... a shaven head and a modern, government-issue uniform. Still, the samurai's ethos of honor ...

KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to ... Although kept in boxes, the three sets of armor have been severely damaged while they sat in a corner of a military basement storage for decades, eroded ...

Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum has one of the most expansive collections of Samurai armor outside of Japan. It has only traveled 17 times in ...