3 minute lesson: the samurai Simple, short introduction to samurai. photo: Samurai by zilverbat
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samurai of nagano
Do not plan for my return. General Takamichi Kuribayashi, of Nagano, writing to his wife I just got back from sword training in Nagano. Nagano is in the Japanese Alps. The winter Olympics were held there in 1998. It is … Continue reading
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samurai | how many days in a month?
The other day someone asked me how you remember the number of days in the months in English. We use this little rhyme. It sounds very old. The rhyme one with alone could come from Shakespeare. Thirty days has September … Continue reading
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it’s hard being a samurai
This is a video clip of a very cool swordfight. It’s from The Twilight Samurai directed by Yoji Yamada. Yoji Yamada is famous as the director of the popular Otoko wa tsurai yo – It’s hard being a man – … Continue reading