Yamabuki's World -- 12th Century Japan
Yamabuki travels from the Taka compound to the capital of Heian-kyo.
historic fiction
Yamabuki’s Sword — historic blade from her era and her swordmaker
Few swords survive from the period in and around the Gempei War and Yamabuki’s era.
The World of Taira no Kiyomori
As a big fan of Japanese television, I have watched more than a historic drama or two. It is a rather Japanese style to introduce historic dramas by showing the films of historic places as they look today along with artifacts and scrolls. Think Ken Burns and The Civil War, if you are American. The other day I presented a map of the Isle of Unknown Fire, which today is called Kyushu and it the southern-most of Japan’s four main isles....
Usagi Yojimbo -- Rabbit Bodyguard
Recommended.
Samurai Armor of the Yamabuki era
The armor was light, which allowed the warrior to move, and heavy enough to withstand arrows.