Commentaries on the Bushido
The Hagakure was a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, outlining the samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s views on bushido, the warrior code of the samurai.
Tashiro compiled these from his conversations with Tsunetomo.
You can read the Hagakure using the links below, or you can download the text of the Hagakure at the foot of this page.
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Late-night talk