Shogun has received critical acclaim for its story of feudal power struggles, but these themes make it a great accompaniment ...

Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword-wielding samurai and ... Yoritomo himself held several titles, including shogun. Later that title would be passed on to the head of the warrior ...

Sanada is serving dual roles in the latest production of the historical epic set in feudal Japan. He is starring in and also serving as a producer on "Shogun," which offers him more control of the ...

The title role in the TV series "Shogun," based on James Clavell's eponymous novel, was modeled on Tokugawa Ieyasu. We reveal his secret strategy for building Edo, Nagoya, Osaka and Nijo-jo Castles ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

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The road has been used for about 400 years, with feudal lords from all over Japan using it to get to Tokyo to serve the shogun during the Samurai period. In this episode, we tour the post towns ...

“Azuma Kagami” (literally, “Mirror of the East”), a medieval Japanese text that chronicles ... no 13-nin” (The 13 Lords of the Shogun), the year-long TV historical drama series aired ...

Yoritomo received the title shogun or “barbarian-quelling generalissimo ... The Muromachi district of Kyoto became the capital for the second period in medieval Japanese history. This time period, ...