Your Life as a Samurai Sword Bearer

It's 1582. You're a kosho, a young samurai page, and your job is to carry the sword of the most powerful man in Japan, Oda Nobunaga. Learn where to stand, how to hand over a blade, who you're allowed to talk to, and how pages like Mori Ranmaru climbed to power… until the night Honnō-ji burns. Would you have stayed in the line or walked out the back gate? Tell me in the comments. Next video: your life as a ronin after your lord dies. Chapters: 0:00 The burning temple 0:45 Kosho, not swordbearer 2:10 How you got the job 4:01 A day carrying the sword 5:43 The fastest ladder in Japan 7:23 Would Edo have been safer? 8:37 Honnō-ji, 1582 11:24 After the fire #samurai #japanesehistory #feudaljapan #history #animation