What We Are Reading Today: ‘Wisdom of the Shoguns’ by Naoko Mikami

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Wisdom of the Shoguns’ by Naoko Mikami
Short Url
Updated 29 July 2026 22:47
Follow

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Wisdom of the Shoguns’ by Naoko Mikami

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Wisdom of the Shoguns’ by Naoko Mikami

In the wake of the Emmy Award-winning Shogun series, interest in Japan’s ancient Samurai culture has never been higher. 

This book offers a bridge between their world and ours with a collection of sayings drawn from the turbulent final years of Japan’s Warring States period and the dawn of the Shogunate.

Through the words of legendary warriors such as Tokugawa Ieyasu, Miyamoto Musashi and Oda Nobunaga, this volume contains the distilled wisdom of leaders whose greatness was forged in battle. 

It offers timeless lessons in how to act with integrity and compassion, and how to find stillness and calm amidst chaos.