The dazzling spectacle presented by the armies of medieval Japan owed much to the highly developed family and personal heraldry of samurai society. From simple

A translation of a unique 17th-century compendium of samurai heraldry, annotated with the symbolism and stories behind the banners. O-umajirushi is the earliest

Alphabetically arranged entries along with primary source documents provide a comprehensive examination of the lives of Japan's samurai during the Tokugawa or E

Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition

Warfare in Japan from the fourth to the nineteenth century has caused much controversy among Western military and political historians. This volume assembles ke