What Did Samurai Do For Pleasure?

What did samurai do for pleasure when they weren't fighting? During Japan's Edo period, samurai enjoyed theater, fishing, board games, poetry, tea ceremonies, and spending time with friends. In this historical documentary, we explore the everyday lives of samurai through the diary of Asahi Bunzaemon and historical research. Discover how samurai relaxed, what they did for entertainment, and how money, social status, and strict expectations shaped their freedom. Historical Sources & References: Park Jin-Han (2011) — The Daylife of Low-Class Samurai Nagoya City Library — Asahi Shigeaki / Ōmurōchūki RISD Museum — Samurai at Leisure The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Shōguns and Art Asian Art Museum — Edo Period Society in Japan Kozo Yamamura — The Increasing Poverty of the Samurai in Tokugawa Japan National Noh Theatre — Noh and the Tokugawa Shogunate Tokyo University of the Arts Museum — Yoshiwara #Samurai #EdoPeriod #JapaneseHistory