This deluxe hardback gift edition presents The Book of Five Rings, a classic Japanese text written by undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, featuring stenciled page edges and full-color illustrations.

In his…

At the beginning of the Edo period, Japan was moving toward pacification and stabilization of the political system, under the command of a central authority, represented by the powerful Tokugawa…

Miyamoto Musashi, famed for his two-sword style, was a master of Shuriken. Kanji Naruse, the martial arts researcher and instructor of Negishi School Shuriken, published his book Shuriken in 1941…

Including The book of family traditions on the art of war by Yagyau Munenori. –Title page.

Originally published: Boston: Shambhala, c1993.

Noto per i suoi innumerevoli successi militari, il leggendario Miyamoto Musashi era conosciuto durante la sua vita anche per essere un abile artista. Si dedico alla pittura in particolar modo…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public…

For centuries, \“The Book of Five Rings\” has been a resource for gaining insight into the mind of the warrior spirit.

The famous Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, originally wrote the work…