2009年9月7日月曜日

Harakiri


Why did samurai have the practice of hara-kiri?
Hara-kiri was the way of dying honorably after defeat in battle. They considered Hara-kiri as more honorable than execution. In the Edo period, hara-kiri was a punishment for samurai who committed serious crimes.

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