Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Hagakure, (1716) is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, recounted by the former Samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo. Hagakure means variously "hidden by the leaves" or "hidden leaves" Not a comprehensive philosophical synthesis, it even appears to hold superficial contradictions. This is not surprising, for it was collected by Tashiro Tsuramoto during conversations held during seven years worth of visits. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.