Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by Ian Day There was at least one black samurai warrior. Yasuke arrived in Japan in 1579 with an Italian Jesuit, and chose to stay. He later served as a samurai and as the weapon bearer of Oda Nobunaga, one of the unifiers of Japan. (via @qikipedia) Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...