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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Programs and Events

Tours

Samurai Public Guided Tours

Youth and Family Programs

Daimyo for a Day Art and Activity Room
June 12–September 20

So You Wanna Be a Samurai?
June 13–August 16

Samurai Stories
June 18–August 27

Demonstrations

AsiaAlive: “Art of Laughter” The Kyogen Theater of Japan
July 9–19

AsiaAlive: Martial Arts Series
August 7–23

Tea Programs

Tea Gatherings
Presented by the Future Grand Master of the Mushakoji Senke Tradition of Tea

June 12, June 13

Tea Gatherings
July 11, August 8, Sept 12

Films

Films by Akira Kurosawa
July 5

Sixties Swordplay Classics
August 2

Films by Yoji Yamada
September 6

Videos showing in the Daimyo for a Day Activity Room

Ongoing through September 20

Lectures

Lords of the Samurai Symposium
The Hosokawa Collection: Cultural Arts and Military Arts

June 14

Ceramics and the Japanese People
June 20

Iaido
Lecture-Demonstration by Master Swordsman Seigen Esaka, Hanshi 10th Dan

August 29, August 30

Bushido: Samurai Imagery in the Japanese Tattoo
September 3

Special Events

MATCHA: Kampai! Sake + Tea
June 18

Raising Spirits
June 25

Special Kyogen Performance
July 16

Crazy for Kanji
August 2

MATCHA: Way of the Sword
August 27

Workshops and Classes

Critters!
Zen Painting Workshop for Youth and a Parent/Guardian

August 22

Brushpainting Workshop: Zen Painting with Michael Hofmann
August 23

Educator Workshop: Lords of the Samurai
September 5