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He is tempted to execute you all as spies. However, he is prepared to spare those of you who prove to be willing and able to become Samurai warriors and join his army! To decide whose lives to spare, he has divided you into groups of 4-5 people. Each team will try to convince him that they will make the best Samurai warriors. The victorious team will gain honour and riches. The vanquished will face the sword&#8230;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/japan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/japan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/japan.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/japan-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/japan-392x300.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have what it takes to be a Samurai Warrior?\u00a0 The year is 1554. You are a group of European explorers who have been shipwrecked in Japan. You have been brought before Oda Nobunaga, Daimyo of Noguya Castle. He is preparing for war against his neighbours as part of his bid for total control&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/uncategorized\/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-samurai-warrior\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5084,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/uncategorized\/japan-in-the-sungoku-period-a-time-of-war\/","url_meta":{"origin":5086,"position":0},"title":"Japan in the Sungoku Period &#8211; A Time of War","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"August 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Japan in the Sungoku Period - A Time of War Through this worksheet, students learn that the16th century is known in Japan as the\u00a0Sungoku\u00a0(\u201cwarring states\u201d) period. 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