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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A massive trove of ancient coins has been uncovered during archaeological excavations in a village in the Sojamachi district, Japan. Archaeologists report as
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient history of Seppuku is obscure, and it's difficult to trace the beginnings of the suicide ritual. However, it seems that the
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Nakano Takeko had a choice. She could marry or die in battle. She chose the latter. Having the heart and spirit of a
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Like many other ancient cultures, people in Japan have long believed dreams can foretell the future. For example, ancient Egyptians believed certain signs
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Being small-sized does occasionally have advantages, especially if you are a Ninja who has been sent on a deadly mission. Sometimes referred to
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Samurai Era 1185-1868 was an exciting period in the history of Japan. The Samurai warriors, who occasionally remind of knights of Medieval
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Looking through the eyes of a foreigner, the Hina Matsuri festival can be quite an extraordinary sight. Suddenly you see one thousand beautiful dolls
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Who could possibly have wielded this giant Japanese sword? The Norimitsu Odachi measures 12.37 feet in length and 31.97 lbs in weight. It should
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient records confirm more than 33,000 smiths up to the beginning of the modern era. Japanese weapon history goes long back in time. Still, the
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In the Hagakure, it states that a samurai is required to wake up, take a bath, arrange his hair everyday starting four in the morning.
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - In a lot of societies in history, those who engaged in bloody battles were the males. In fact, they were the ones sent or chosen
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - The samurai warriors considered the sword as part of their soul. In this case, we can assume that the sword blade is the heart of
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - Japanese armor has a long and rich history. This goes all the way back to the 4th century. Over the centuries, these types of armor
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Rafael - AncientPages.com - The Ninja sword is mainly called the ninjaken, ninjato, or the shinobigatana. It is said to be the Shinobi's preferred weapon during Japan's warring period.
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Rafael - AncientPages.com - There are thousands of weapons that have been crafted by man but only a few have acquired the attention and interest of individuals all over
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Featured Stories
David Tee - AncientPages.com - William Adams was born in Elizabethan England in the 16th century and grew up working as an apprentice to shipbuilders. For the first years
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Katana is the most famous Japanese Samurai sword. The Japanese Katana sword is considered "the soul of the Samurai" and one of the deadliest-edged
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What at first glance looked like an innocent and beautiful fan was a deadly weapon used by the Samurai and female Ninja. The Japanese
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Seppuku is a ritual form of committing suicide in Japanese society. Many people living in the Western world believe it is a horrible and barbaric
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The tradition of suicide goes far back in the history of Japan. It is well-known that Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritual
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The samurai were the legendary warriors of old Japan who led noble but violent lives governed by the demands of honor, personal integrity,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shamans, wizards, priests, and priestesses were not the only ones who depended on spells and magic in the ancient world. Superstition played a
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - During the feudal era in Japan, also known as the Age of the Warrior, Christians were persecuted. Christianity was banned in Japan, but
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Bushido, which literally means "way of the warrior," is the code of chivalry developed by the warriors in feudal Japan known as the samurai.
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News
AncientPages.com - On September 24, 1877, the Battle of Shiroyama took place in Kagoshima, at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan. A painting depicting the
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