The comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must-have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai as well as the bushido code.

The Hagakure is among the most influential of all Japanese texts-written nearly 300 years back by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of japan Samurai bushido (‘warrior’) spirit. Its impact has been felt across the world, yet its existence is scarcely known to many Westerners. This is the first translation to add the complete initial two books from the Hagakure as well as the most reliable and genuine passages contained within the 3rd book; all other English translations published previously have already been extremely fragmentary and incomplete.