Every Crime in Samurai Japan Explained

Your hand closes around a heavy purse, and it is not yours. Walk through eight real crimes of samurai-era Japan, and learn the hidden rule under every single case. You are a poor man in Edo. In the dark storeroom you count eleven gold coins, and the law has a line at ten ryo. On one side, a beating and a mark on your arm. On the other, death. We walk through eight crimes, from the purse in your hand to the one the law punished hardest, with real cases along the way: the Rat Kid thief, the girl named Oshichi, the Hakone checkpoint, the stepped-on picture, and the spear in the dark. New videos about daily life in old Japan come out regularly. Subscribe so you do not miss the next one. Chapters: 0:00 The Purse 1:41 Crime 1: The Ten-Ryo Line 3:38 Crime 2: The Rat Kid 5:55 Crime 3: The Fire 7:51 Crime 4: The Checkpoint 9:07 Crime 5: The Way Home 9:50 Crime 6: The Wrong God 10:35 Crime 7: The Spear 12:06 The Rule Under Everything 13:50 The Price List 15:30 Crime 8: The Master 16:48 Back to the Storeroom Note: stories of Nezumi Kozo and Oshichi are partly legend. Details come from historical records and later retellings.