Understanding Japan: A Cultural History. Episode 9, Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga PeriodUnderstanding Japan: A Cultural History. Episode 9, Samurai Culture in the Ashikaga Period

Samurai culture was not fixed but constantly adapting to larger social and cultural changes. Central to these changes was the Ashikaga dynasty. As you'll learn, political turmoil under the Ashikaga led to the samurai defining themselves with a culture of extreme loyalty and a new sense of valor, independent of imperial court culture.