Mastodawn

Interesting. New exhibition at the British Museum, London:

"..half of the samurai class were women and although they did not tend to fight they were a vital part of the elite order, playing a key role both on and off the battlefield."

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/british-museum-samurai-women-warrior-myth-b2913476.html

#Japan #History

Half of Japan’s samurais were women reveals groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum

‘Samurai’ explores over a thousand years of Japanese history related to the elite warrior class

The Independent