Whatever happened to the samurai? The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing ...

Ruthlessness, resolve, and luck all brought Tokugawa Ieyasu to power in 1603 as he unified Japan after centuries of samurai strife and civil war.

His character is based on the real-life historical figure of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founding shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

Portugal’s Black Ship Japan-Macao route is essential to the events of Shogun, especially after Toranaga had to strike a deal with the Portuguese.

Lord Yoshii Toranaga is based on the real-life shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who claimed to be a direct descendant of the esteemed Minamoto clan.

Ieyasu’s victory—cemented by his appointment as shogun in 1603—ushered in the Tokugawa shogunate, an era of prosperity that endured for more than two and a half centuries.

Yoshinobu Tokugawa is one of the character allies you can meet and establish a bond with in Rise of the Ronin. The fifteenth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, ...

The year is 1830 or so: the waning days of the Tokugawa shogunate. And from the northwest, a wind is blowing with the force of a steamroller.

The scriptures were collected by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan's Edo era, and donated to the temple.

After the Meiji Restoration brought an end to the shogunate in 1868, Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the headship of the Tokugawa clan and “the last shōgun” entered a life of retirement. His ...

FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima -- Three seals thought to have been used by a high official of the Tokugawa shogunate at the time U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry came to Japan have been discovered, it was ...