Hagakure
samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo, recounted to his fellow samurai Tashiro Tsuramoto. It was dictated from 1709 to 1716, and published many years afterwards. The Hagakure is also known as the Analects of Nabeshima or the Hagakure Analects.
The Hagakure was not widely known during the decades following Tsunetomo's death. However, it received wider circulation at the start of the 20th century, and by the 1930s had become one of the most famous representatives of bushido thought in Japan.
In the anime and manga Naruto, hidden villages have suffixes "-gakure" (hidden).
Famous quotes
"I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death." -- used as a military slogan during the early 20th century to encourage soldiers to throw themselves into battle.
