Sengoku Period
The Sengoku period describes Japan’s age of competing regional powers, conventionally beginning with the Ōnin War and ending through a gradual process of unification.
Japanese History
Boshin War
The Boshin War of 1868–1869 was the civil conflict through which the new imperial government defeated the Tokugawa side and continuing regional resistance.
Japanese Martial Arts
Japanese martial arts encompass classical combat traditions, modern budō, Okinawan karate, weapons practice, grappling, competition, and systems of physical and ethical education.