As part of Japanese historical and cultural traditions,bushido research has received lots of achievements in the past.But still no one has studied the historical distinction of bushido.Exploring the historical development of bushido and its connotation evolution,we can find there is a huge difference between the classical bushido and the bushido after the Meiji restoration.The advocated bushido after Meiji militarism,which turns the individual aristocratic bushido into national and universal bushido,becomes a cruel tool for the enslavement of Japanese people and the expansion of Japanese empire.The distinction and the study of classical and modern bushido can provide a definite standard for the analysis of related activities in Japan.Meanwhile,the further study of the cultural phenomenon,especially the universality and popularity of modern bushido,and its social basis have great practical significance to the profound understanding of the application and derivative of bushido on today’s various social organizations and the perception of Japanese culture and its national character. As part of Japanese historical and cultural traditions, bushido research has received lots of achievements in the past. But still no one has studied the historical distinction of bushido. Exploring the historical development of bushido and its connotation evolution, we can find there is a huge difference between the classical bushido and the bushido after the Meiji restoration. The advocated bushido after Meiji militarism, which turns the individual aristocratic bushido into national and the bushido, becomes a cruel tool for the enslavement of Japanese people and the expansion of Japanese empire. distinction and the study of classical and modern bushido can provide a definite standard for the analysis of related activities in Japan.Meanwhile, the further study of the cultural phenomenon, especially the universality and popularity of modern bushido, and its social basis have great practical significance to the profound understanding of the application and derivative of bushido on today’s various social organizations and the perception of Japanese culture and its national character.