Learn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the
Bushido Shoshinshu
.
Code of the Samurai
is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in
Bushido
, the Japanese Way of the Warrior.
has played a significant role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in developing modern Japanese martial arts within Japan and internationally.
The Japanese original of this book,
, (
Bushido for Beginners
), has been one of the primary sources on the tenets of
, a way of thought that remains fascinating and relevant to the modern world, East and West. This handbook, written after five hundred years of military rule in Japan, was composed to provide practical and moral instruction for warriors, correcting wayward tendencies and outlining the personal, social, and professional standards of conduct characteristic of
, the Japanese chivalric tradition.
With a bright, conversational narrative by Thomas Cleary, and powerfully evocative line drawings by master illustrator Oscar Ratti, this book is indispensable to corporate executives, students of Asian Culture, martial artists, or anyone sincerely interested in Japan and its people.