The Soma Nomaoi Festival captivates visitors with its powerful reenactment of Japan’s samurai heritage. This community tradition dates back over a thousand years, with residents proudly honoring ...

The six-part series features the now-standard combination of historical reenactment scenes intercut with a group of historians detailing the history we’re seeing on screen. “Age of Samurai ...

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Even from a historical reenactment perspective, when samurai committed seppuku, those who could did so with a second on-hand to behead them shortly afterwards, so that they wouldn’t thrash around for ...