First of all, samurai are interesting due to their life values. One of their main aspects in life is their code of conduct, bushido. Bushido guided the lifestyle of samurai and taught them honor and discipline. It instructed Japan’s warriors to be respectful to their gods and generous to the poor, but above all, it stressed honor. As a consequence dishonor to themselves or their lord, samurai warriors would commit ritual suicide, seppuku, a unique tradition in Japan’s culture. This is interesting because other warriors at the time had a code of conduct such as the knights of Europe, but unlike bushido, none were centered directly around honor to a point that warriors would kill themselves if they lost personal honor. Another interesting
