The Truth About Female Samurai

The image of “Female Samurai“ has risen a lot over the years but were there really female warriors in premodern Japan or is this just a romanticism of the times? The answer is a bit more complicated. This video is done in collaboration with channels “Samurai and Ninja History“, “Sengoku Studies戦国研究“, and “Samurai Traditions of the Tada Genji“ Check out their Female Samurai videos! (I’m the first to release my video this month so I will fill in these videos as they are released!) Samurai and Ninja History: Sengoku Studies戦国研究: Samurai Traditions of the Tada Genji: Skipped this month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources Used: “Women and Asian Martial Traditions“ by Michael DeMarco “Onna-Bugeisha, the Female Samurai War