Recommended Reading List on Samurai History, Philosophy, and Culture
* These books can be enjoyed in paperback or on Kindle at amazon.com, or as audio books on www.audible.com. They are not annotated here, because you can read about them by clicking on the links in the titles.

• The SAMURAI: The Way of Japan's Elite Warriors, by Jonathan Clements
• The Samurai and the Sacred, by Stephen Turbull
• The Complete BOOK OF FIVE RINGS, by Miyamoto Musashi, edited by Kenji Tokitsu
• Training the SAMURAI MIND: A Bushido Sourcebook, by Thomas Cleary
• The Unfettered Mind, by Takuan Soho, translated by William Scott Wilson
• Samurai Films, by Roland Thorne
• SHINTO: The Way Home, by Thomas P. Kasulis
• Zen in Japanese Culture, by D.T. Suzuki
• An Authentic Introduction to Youmei-gaku: the Philosophy of Wang Yangming, by Akio Hayashida
• Samurai Gourmet, Kanna Himiya　武士の食卓、非宮琴那
  

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Recommended Links on Samurai History, Philosophy, and Culture
* Some of the greatest Samurai Films are not freely available on the Internet due to copyright protection, but they are worth seeking out in the paid version after you watch previews. Meanwhile, you can learn a lot about Samurai culture from the following sites.

• Samurai History with many links to explore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai
  
• The Samurai Archives is an excellent place to explore close-up views of many aspects of Samurai Culture http://www.samurai-archives.com/
  
• Castle Explorer, including 3D views! http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/map.html
  
• Samurai Podcast, with excellent discussions of and great conversations on Samurai Culture. http://www.samuraipodcast.com/