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Wearing armor, riding on the battlefield, wielding a sword to kill the enemy, being brave and courageous, always taking bushido as the purpose of action, and swearing allegiance to the master to the death - is this image of a samurai consistent with historical facts? Has Japan really been a "land of samurai" since ancient times? "The History of the Japanese Samurai" not only outlines the complete history of samurai from the birth to modern times, but also shows rich details: the peculiar bun hairstyle in the Edo period, the forging and changes of Japanese swords, the complex structure and function of armor, the actual situation of the bow-horse battle, the reasons and influence of samurai seppuku, the distortion and use of bushido in modern countries, etc. Takahashi Masaaki, an authority on Japanese samurai research, has been working hard for many years. He used this work to subvert many "common senses" about samurai and reveal the true image of samurai.