Samurai and Ninjas of Japan
Two of the most well-known warriors came from Japan: the samurai and the ninjas. The samurai formed during the Heian period in Japan when wealthy landowners separated themselves from the central government and hired these warriors to build up their own militaries. The ninjas came from Iga and Koka, which served as a hideout for refugees and bandits. They lived within governed communities in which they learned martial arts and defensive skills. Although these two groups did have some similarities, they also greatly differed in their focuses and methods. The main difference between them is that the samurai lived by the Bushido, a code of conduct that stressed important virtues, while the ninjas did not.
Both the samurai and ninjas popularity was at its peak during the age of the warring states. The samurai were hired by landowners to form a military, and the ninjas were hired for their unconventional warfare tactics. The samurai and ninjas were both warriors that rose out of Japan …show more content…
Seppuku is the ritualistic suicide that samurai were expected to commit if they broke Bushido code, were disloyal, or were being captured during battle. The suicide consisted of stabbing yourself through the stomach with your sword, and then continuing to cut up and over through your abdomen. The reason samurai did this was because it was seen as an honorable death. If a samurai broke the Bushido code, by doing this they were regaining their honor. Many samurai were able to complete this action because they were taught to not fear death, and to rather embrace it. I find seppuku to be the most difficult aspect of the Bushido because of how harsh it is, and I would never be able to complete this, even if it meant being captured, losing dignity, or even dying another