6Myth 5: The Samurai Hated Firearms and Refused to Use Them
17Myth 16: Every Samurai Had a Massive Warhorse Like a European Destrier
7Myth 6: The Katana Can Slice Through Anything, Even Armor or a Rock, Effortlessly
18Myth 17: The Samurai Followed a Pure Rice Diet to Stay Slim and Agile
8Myth 7: The Samurai Lived Solely for Honor and Daily Seppuku
19Myth 18: The Shogunate Was Led by a Divine and Uncontested Samurai
9Myth 8: The Ninjas Were the Sworn Enemies of the Samurai, Always in Black and Masked
20Myth 19: The Samurai Never Feared Death and Always Charged Without Fear
10Myth 9: No Woman Was Ever a Samurai; It Was an Exclusively Male Caste
21Myth 20: The End of the Samurai Was Caused by a Massive Foreign Invasion
11Myth 10: The Samurai Always Fought in Heavy Armor and Extravagant Helmets