Samurai where the knights of Japan. They where controled by the Shogunates who where under the Emperor of all of Japan. The Emperor counted on his Shogunates to control the land like the generals we use today. the Samurai where used to keep the peace against rebels who did not like the way the country was run. the early Samuri armour was like a big cardboard box with arm holes and metal plates with a helmet on top. the next type of armour was suitable for horseback combat but still protected from harmful things. then the best armour of all was designed. the Samurai armour with a mask and plates of metal had a sword because the earlier models of armour had boe staffs as weapons instead only high classes had swords at the time. allthough Samurai where soldiers they where also artists. With their spare time, some would paint, some would dance, some would sing, and some would make hiaku poems. This is an example of a hiaku:
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May.
a hiaku is a poem that does not have to rhyme but it must have 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
Some Samurai would also make zen gardens which where used for serenity and peace. A zen garden consists of sand and stone made into nice desgins they where carefully raked to look like the sea.
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