From lowly attendants (samurai literally means 'those who serve')
to members one of the world's most powerful military organisations,
the samurai underwent a progression of changes to reach a
preeminent position in Japanese society and culture. Even their
eventual eclipse did not diminish their image as elite warriors,
and they would live on in stories and films. This proud and
enduring tradition is exemplified and explored by the carefully
selected objects gathered here from Japanese locations and from
museums around the world. These objects tell the story of the
samurai from acting as the frontier guards for the early emperors
to being the inspiration for the kamikaze pilots. The artefacts,
many of which are seen here for the first time, include castles,
memorial statues, paintings and prints associated with the rise of
the samurai along with their famous armour and weapons. The latter
include the Japanese longbow, a thirteenth century bomb and the
famous samurai sword, but not every artefact here is from the
past.In a Japanese souvenir shop was found a cute little blue duck
dressed as a samurai complete with helmet, spear and surcoat,
dressed authentically as the brutal samurai Kat? Kiyomasa, who was
responsible for a massacre at Hondo castle in 1589!
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