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You're lucky you weren't born a samurai. But samurais are lovable.
Manage episode 303272180 series 2987394
Life was hard, and short, as a samurai. In battle, at home, at their work desk, death was always right around the corner, even after Japan had entered a long period of peace. But their stoicism is to be loved. Show host Kyota Ko describes the tight-rope walks samurais lived during the Edo Period.
For more discussion on this topic, visit The Metro-classic Japanese blog.
Also find The Metro-classic Japanese on Instagram.
41 episodes
Manage episode 303272180 series 2987394
Life was hard, and short, as a samurai. In battle, at home, at their work desk, death was always right around the corner, even after Japan had entered a long period of peace. But their stoicism is to be loved. Show host Kyota Ko describes the tight-rope walks samurais lived during the Edo Period.
For more discussion on this topic, visit The Metro-classic Japanese blog.
Also find The Metro-classic Japanese on Instagram.
41 episodes
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