The British Museum’s enthralling samurai exhibition blew my mind

What does “samurai” conjure up for you? A virtuous Japanese warrior in immaculate armour, who’s scarily handy with a sword?

Samurai review: Japan’s lethal warrior class are shown in all their sexy, demonic glory

Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch ...

Samurai erotica, a metal-and-flesh sculptor and Jenny Holzer’s big glow-up – the week in art

The secret side of Japan’s warrior class, Holzer lights up Scunthorpe, Julia Phillips steels herself and Quentin Blake takes off in Dorset – all in your weekly dispatch ...

The bushido way: uncovering the nature of samurai

It was intended only for samurai of high rank who rode on horseback. The armour had a large plate on its left side that ...
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I went to see Assassin's Creed: Shadows make history at the British Museum Samurai exhibition, and here's why it's worth the trip

When Ubisoft invited me to a preview of the upcoming exhibition at the British Museum, entitled Samurai, I was a little ...

My journey through Japan in search of the secrets of the samurai

Hisyo Ishida is looking at me with undisguised disappointment. I cannot blame him. His movements are sharp where mine are clumsy. His hair is pulled into a neat topknot where mine is flapping in my ...