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A Brief History of Japan’s Female Samurai

In a number of Hollywood offerings, you have seen the fearsome Japanese Samurai warriors and their astonishing warfare skills. While a lot of people, especially in the Western nations, think of samurai warriors as only male, the truth is female samurai warriors did exist. In fact, the women warriors in the Samurai clan were as ...

Emma Lu

An actress or a geisha posing as Nakano Takeko, the famous female samurai warrior (Onna-musha) of the Aizu Domain.

Japan’s Famed Samurai Class Might Be Descendants of the Neglected Ainu

The Samurai, ancient Japan’s warrior class, have been one of the most celebrated groups of people in modern pop culture. Numerous movies, TV shows, and video games have been made, picturing them in a mythical, mysterious, and noble manner. However, Japan also has the Ainu people, a community that has been discriminated against throughout the ...

Nspirement Staff

A Japanese Ainu.