How Samurai Got Through Winter in Cold Japanese Homes

A reconstructed winter day in Edo: how a samurai found warmth at home, at work, and out in the cold. CHAPTERS 00:00 The first step out of bed 01:13 What the house can do 02:30 The first fire 03:53 Getting dressed for a cold day 05:15 Taking warmth into the street 06:40 Snow changes the journey 07:48 A warrior with a writing brush 09:09 Who makes the warm place possible? 10:25 A hot meal in a working city 11:51 The bathhouse 13:03 Back through the cold 14:18 The place nobody wants to leave 15:55 The fire belongs to the neighborhood, too 17:19 Preparing for tomorrow 18:25 The cover for the night 19:34 What got him through the day Next: Why Edo Firefighters Tore Down Houses to Stop Fires    • Why Edo Firefighters Tore Down Houses to S...   Music: "Ishikari Lore" — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty... CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Edited: excerpts, fades and level changes.