Contents

Samurai: The Japanese Warrior’s (Unofficial) Manual and its author: Umawatari Bogyu

Foreword by His Most Excellent Highness Lord Tokugawa Hidetada, Shogun of Japan

Preface by Lord Umawatari Bogyu

COLOUR PLATES I

  1Japan Today – What Every Samurai Needs to Know

  2From Samurai to Samurai Warrior

  3Armour, Swords and Costumes to Adorn the Warrior

  4The Martial Arts – Just How Good Are You?

  5Your Role in Guaranteeing a Harmonious Realm of Peace

  6Japan – The Land of the Gods

  7The Cultivated Samurai

  8The Samurai as Military Commander

  9The Samurai on the Battlefield

COLOUR PLATES II

10Castles and Sieges – A Very Different Challenge

11After the Battle

12Old Age and Death

Epilogue by Stephen Turnbull

Map of Early Modern Japan

Glossary

Timeline

Further Reading

Sources of Quotations

List of Illustrations

Copyright