Samurai (which means "those who serve") were the military elite soldiers of the nation's warrior culture. Their armor, made from iron and leather and passed down through generations, is a symbol ...

The Samurai exhibit features nearly 80 objects, including full suits, helmets, weaponry, and full horse armor that were used ... "A lot of this is leather and the lacing and you would think ...

Samurai “clearly understood the functional requirements of armor,” Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, who with his wife, Ann, is the most important collector of samurai regalia outside Japan ...

This suit of armour dates to the Edo period. It is made from leather scales which have been ... It is very possible that it was once worn by a samurai, the famous sword wielding warriors of ...