âChivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossomâ are the opening words to Inazo Nitobeâs Bushido: The Soul of Japan . It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living...
Bushido, which literally means âthe way of warriorsâ is a code of conduct, based upon a set of honors and ideals associated with the samurai way of life, that has greatly influenced the culture and people of Japan. The...
Bushido, The Soul of Japan is, along with the classic text Hagakure by Tsunetomo Yamamoto, a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among them President Theodore Roosevelt, President John...
Honor: Samurai Philosophy of Life - The Essential Samurai Collection is comprised of three of the most influential books on the Samurai philosophy of honor and life.The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in...