FUKUSHIMA, Japan >> In a spectacle that seemed straight from a picture scroll of Japan’s Warring States period, the three-day ...

At Japan’s Soma Nomaoi Festival, armor-clad participants ... Tradition meets modernity: Samurai descendant and festival follower Mitsukiyo Monma sometimes trades a horse for a Harley.

Riders in full armor make their way to the main festival site with the first round of horse races and a night-time military-style riding display. On the second day, see a grand samurai procession ...

The Samurai exhibit features nearly 80 objects, including full suits, helmets, weaponry, and full horse armor that were used in both combat and for ceremonial purposes. "There is so much ...

Featuring more than 140 items, Samurai will highlight full suits of armor, weapons, helmets, masks, horse accessories, woodblock prints and textiles from the Edo period (1615-1868). Samurai Armor ...

Samurai armor is believed to have emerged from the dynastic culture which flourished during the 10th century. 02:21 Aoi Matsuri is held annually at Kamigamo Jinja, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

Opening on Saturday, a new exhibition at the VMFA brings one of the world’s largest collections of Japanese samurai armor to town. “Samurai Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier ...