Samurai Community Preview at the British Museum

Discover the reality behind a millennium of myth at this sweeping exhibition on the legendary Japanese warriors.

The samurai is an iconic figure, evoking images of formidable fighters possessing ideals of courage, honour and self-sacrifice. Yet much of what we think we know about samurai is invented tradition.

This major exhibition is a candid look at the real men and women whom we know as samurai, from the battlefields of medieval Japan to the global pop culture of today.