The code which would become Bushido was conceptualized during the late-Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan. Since the days of the Kamakura shogunate, the "way of the warrior" has been an integral part of Japanese culture.

When did the bushido code end?

The final phase of the development of bushido was the Tokugawa era, from 1600 to 1868.

Does bushido still exist?

Even though the code of the samurai–bushido has died, the legacy of bushido and the stoicism of the samurai spirit live on in modern Japanese society today and within the practice of modern martial arts and in the sport of sumo wrestling.