Who Were the Samurai?

Introduction
The code of the samurai
Surprising samurai facts
Miyamoto Musashi and The Book of Five Rings
How to dress a samurai
Making a samurai sword
Historic samurai photos
Japanese castles

What's in the Exhibition?

Preview select artworks
Explore samurai armor

The nine-planet hunt:
part one | part two

Samurai and the Way of Tea
Samurai military gear

Samurai Today

Movies
Books
Videos
Manga
Educator packets
Spot the Samurai

Behind the Scenes
Packing Samurai
Shipping crates

All samurai-related posts on the museum's blog
Daimyo for a Day: An interactive experience

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In the Media

Political reformer, master artist
San Francisco Chronicle, August 16, 2009

Samurai hold lessons for modern warfare
San Francisco Chronicle, August 4, 2009

New programs at Asian Art Museum
The View from the Bay, August 3, 2009

Art Review: Lords of the Samurai
San Francisco Chronicle, June 12, 2009

Rare Samurai artifacts on display in San Francisco
CBS5.com, June 26, 2009

Of Samurai swords and teacups
The Sacramento Bee, June 21, 2009

Samurai show looks at art and the sword
Contra Costa Times, June 19, 2009

Samurai artifacts, from a tradition spanning 700 years, take center stage at the Asian Art Museum
Mercury News, June 5, 2009

Asian Art Museum brings way of the Samurai to SF
SF Examiner, June 9, 2009

The stuff of the warrior
SF Weekly, June 10, 2009

Exhibition explores the many sides of famed Japanese warrior elite
SF Sentinel, June 12, 2009