![]() As a book it has never gone out of print. Even now his story is most celebrated through the perennially popular novel Musashi, by Yoshikawa Eiji, first serialized in the Asahi Newspaper in 1935. The legendary story of Musashi spoke to hearts and minds through Japanese art and theater in the Edo Period. Fiercely independent, he pioneered his own path. His life combines elements of suspenseful heroism, spiritual insight, and the romance of a ronin warrior. The image of Musashi comes to us as a blend of historical fact and fiction. Musashi’s work has found meaning not only to practitioners of the Sword and Martial Arts, but also metaphorically for business and daily life. ![]() The Book of Five Rings is cryptic and profound enough to have supported numerous translations and interpretations. Musashi became canonized as a Kensei, or Sword Saint. It survived to serve as an inspiration to Samurai, and in later times to martial artists around the world. His classic work the Book of Five Rings was written to his student as a guide to strategy, shortly before Musashi died in 1645. ![]() Meeting the Master of the Book of Five Ringsįew Samurai in Japanese history have captured the imagination of Japanese and people around the world like Miyamoto Musashi. ![]()
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