Alex Bennett

Alex Bennett was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1970. Bennett received a PhD from Kyoto University (Doctor of Human and Environmental Studies) in 2001 and a second PhD from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand (Doctor of Philosophy in Japanese) in 2012. Specializing in the history of Japanese thought with a focus in samurai culture, Bennett has worked at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of Japanese Studies at Teikyo University and is currently a professor in the Division of International Affairs at Kansai University. Recent publications include Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai (Tuttle, 2014), Kendo: Culture of the Sword (California, 2015), Bushido and the Art of Living (Japan Library, 2017), Naginata: History and Practice (Bunkasha International, 2017), Japan: The Ultimate Samurai Survival Guide (Tuttle, 2018), The Complete Musashi: The Book of Five Rings and Other Works (Tuttle, 2018).