From a peach-shaped helmet topped with golden antlers and a quiver covered in wild boar fur to iron sleeves adorned with silver clouds and even full suits of horse armor, complete with fierce masks ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors also had ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...