Samurai

Definition of Honor There are many definitions of the word honor, and they will vary depending on the people who are defining it. The textbook definition of honor is “respect that is given to someone who is admired” (Merriam-Webster). Some will say it is to be well respected by many people, and have high moral standards. Honor has been desired by people throughout time whether they are fighting for it on the battlefield, or trying to bring honor to their families. Honor was never given out to…

others land, which introduced the samurai. This is how feudlisism started. Although japan and Europe did not have any direct contact with each other during the medieval…

The speaker in the Hagakure is Yamamoto Tsunetomo. He was born in 1659, and was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under the lord Nabeshima Mitsushige. He spent thirty years devoting his life to his clan and lord. When Yamamoto’s lord died in 1700, he didn’t choose to follow his lord in death in a practice called junshi, because his lord didn’t like the practice. After having a few arguments with his lord’s successor, Yamamoto repudiated the world and left to go live in the…

Sanjuro, a movie published in 1962, was a sequel to Yojimbo. This movie stars same character as its samurai from Yojimbo. This movie suggests that in this modern world having wisdom is consequential. Sanjuro lacks samurai qualities and does complete opposite of what samurai are known for. This makes everyone question his loyalty but he shows he has great wisdom throughout the movie. He is just very smart and the fact he has capability of analyzing the situation to come up with a solution is…

aesthetics of something as the samurai put into their…

failed in his intent, some said this came directly from the palace. As a parcel is delivered to Lord Asano’s wife, once opened and showing his belongings, it appears that men stormed into where Lord Asano was staying and stabbed him to death. His samurai are in limbo as to what they can do next. Of utmost importance is regaining the house of Asano and restoring it to its former…

men were valued higher than woman, and men were the favoured gender. Both women and men had different traditions, roles and responsibilities in society. During the Shogunate period (1550 - 1850), Japanese women were mothers, entertainers and even samurai warriors and the social hierarchy played an important role on woman’s freedom and determined their future in society. Women had certain duties to fulfil, and served many men during their lifetime. A key tradition for women in Shogunate Japan is…

fundamental role in the Japanese tale and mythology as well. The character storyline has become popular over the years and a recent taiga drama that tell the tale of Taira no Kiyomori was just released in 2012. Taira no Kiyomori was the first samurai in history…

providing his own personal point of view. This review attempts to provide a concise and brief summary of the author’s argument, as well as the relationship between ethics, negotiation, and Christian beliefs. The title of the article, Sharks, Saints, and Samurai: The Power of Ethics in Negotiations, provides the labels of the three ideologies discussed by the author (Young, 2008). Beginning with sharks, the idea is to obtain the desired result by using any means possible. The author argues…

Kamikaze attack is applied from an ethical philosophy of Japanese feudalism called Bushido code, literally translates into the way of the warrior. The code controls the behavior and protocol of the military guards of the shogun known as Samurai. The book of the samurai, Hagakure, written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo claimed that Bushido code is frequently been compared to the code of chivalry of the European knights with the similar aim to provide a code of honor and rules for living for the country’s…