The Edo Period marked the family’s heyday. After the Tokugawa Shogunate was toppled and imperial rule restored through the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the head of the clan was awarded the title ...

At this point, I’m well-versed in the Tokugawa shogunate, from its real-life history down to the Game of Thrones–esque power struggles on the new FX drama. But there’s one thing that makes absolutely ...

Having evolved over many centuries, these warrior values began to become more standardized as a code during the Tokugawa Shogunate, an era of samurai rule in Japan that began at the turn of the ...

Nikko, located in Tochigi Prefecture, served as the spiritual center of the Tokugawa Shogunate, founded during Japan’s Edo ...

The veteran actor on his history of playing samurai and retelling "Shogun" with an authentic Japanese perspective ...

The last futures will trade in June 2022 when all outstanding rice contracts will have expired, ending trade that began in 1730, after samurai petitioned the Tokugawa shogunate to authorize trade ...

A new shogun is appointed to the throne when his brother dies. He find out that the former Shogun one of the women from his brothers harem became pregnant, but she escaped. The new Shogun would ...

Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate. Show more In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in ...

Relive historical conflicts from The Battle of Uji in 1180 AD, through to the culmination of the Genpei War and founding of the Kamakura shogunate. Advertisement All the Latest Game Footage and ...