justamus: A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper soc
justamus: A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan. Often mistakenly referred to as “female samurai”, female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class. -- source link
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