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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Tours

Samurai Public Guided Tours
Offered daily, June 12 through September 18, except on the first Sunday of each month
12:00 pm and 2:00 pm; 6:30 pm on Thursday evenings (except June 18 and August 27)
FREE with paid Samurai admission
Tour schedules subject to change

Join a guided tour of the exhibition led by the museum’s highly trained docents. All tours assemble in the Samurai exhibition galleries on the ground floor.

10:30 am Great Works from the Museum's Collection
11:00 am China: 5,000 Years of Tradition and Innovation
11:30 am Korea: Treasures Past and Present (Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays)
Southeast Asia: Kingdoms and Cultures (Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays)
12:00 pm Lords of the Samurai (beginning June 12th, excluding Target Sundays)

Architectural Tour (Only on Target First Free Sundays)
1:00 pm South Asia: Beliefs Made Visible
1:30 pm Japan: Land of Contrasts (Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays)

Himalayas: The Roof of the World (Wednesdays, Fridays, & Sundays)
2:00 pm Lords of the Samurai (beginning June 12th, excluding Target Sundays)

Architectural Tour (Only on Target First Free Sundays)
3:00 pm A Selection of Thematic Tours (beginning June 12th)
6:30 pm Lords of the Samurai (beginning June 25th on Thursday nights, excluding August 27th)