EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 32 MIN
Turning Samurai Vengeance into Popular Theater
from From Edo to the World · host Makati Archives
Warriors who couldn’t read were an embarrassment by the 1600s. This episode traces how Tokugawa Japan transformed from a society of soldiers into one of the most literate cultures on earth — and how that literacy gave birth to haiku, kabuki, woodblock prints, and the floating world of Edo.
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