Bushido

Due to the prevalence and social status of samurai, the people have become fascinated with their moral code and way of life. The ideals of Bushido and of the Samurai have come to wield more and more influence in, and even in the mind of the wider world our country and 'samurai' have become synonymous.\n\nAs the influx of Western weaponry and the relative internal peace after the Sengoku Jidai have reduced the military role of the samurai, these noble warriors increasingly find themselves in positions in the courts of their masters as bureaucrats or administrators. They are no doubt skilled, but some circles have expressed their sadness that the pride of our military should be relegated to such ordinary work.