In the 10th century samurai guarding the emperor and aristocrats began to wear colorful armor, reflecting the capital's elegance. High-ranking samurai practiced mounted warfare, shooting arrows ...

The sword was pulled from the attic decades ago, but a recent ceremonial cleaning revealed it was a priceless heirloom from the 12th century.

One of the artifacts, a steel suit of armor from the mid-Edo Period (1603-1867), is of excellent quality, comparable to those worn by top-ranking samurai who served Daimyo feudal lords of the time ...

In the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture they celebrate summer with a festival said to date back to the Heian Period (794–1185 ... and competitors dressed as samurai fought to retrieve ...