Islands long shrouded in mystery, with a history of nature itself stepping in to defend them from outsiders, Japan has been viewed as an exotic and enchanting place by the rest of the world since the Europeans first contacted them. Even in the era of Marco Polo, and others who contacted the Mongols or the Chinese, tales were told of the islands that lay in the sea, full of dedicated warriors and a xenophobic people. Tabletop Gaming Guide to: Feudal Japan is a historical sourcebook detailing the period known as Feudal Japan, starting around 784 CE. This period saw the rise of the shogunate and the military class known as the samurai. - from the publisher's blurb