SHINJU: The Most DEADLY Act of Love in Japan's Pleasure Quarters

All about shinjū, an extreme act of love in Edo Period Japan. Other wild acts of love:    • The CRAZY Ways Japanese Courtesans Proved ...   00:00 Did True Love Exist? 01:31 The Play: Sonezaki Shinjū 04:19 Romance = Death 07:02 Redemption Through Shinjū 08:46 Buddha Loved Shinjū? 11:20 Government Crackdown NEED FOOD =) 🔸PATREON:   / linfamy   🔸MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/Linfamy/join 🔸MERCH: https://shop.linfamy.com/ (charms, stickers, tees, and more!) 🔸DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/Linfamy RECOMMENDED 🔸History of Japan (ALL):    • Shinto Creation Myth: Izanami and Izanagi ...   🔸Japanese Folktales (ALL):    • Nine-tailed Fox Tamamo no Mae Trapped in K...   🔸The Kamakura Period (Japan 1185 - 1333):    • The Kamakura Period (the First Shogunate, ...   🔸Sexuality in Medieval Japan:    • Life of Early Japanese Women (So Much Chea...   🔸Japanese Mythology:    • Amaterasu vs Susanoo (When the Sun Disappe...   🔸Legendary Weapons of Japan:    • Muramasa Swords | Legendary Weapons of Japan   SOCIAL 🔸Discord (community chat):   / discord   🔸Instagram:   / linfamy   🔸Twitter:   / linfamy   SOURCES 🔸 Yoshiwara: https://amzn.to/43QfAUd 🔸 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lov... 🔸 Shinjū as Misdeed: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/... 🔸 Double Suicide Drama as Millenarian Discourse: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2059839 🔸 Double Suicide at Rosmersholm: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/23054... WHAT I USE TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS 🎤Microphone: https://amzn.to/2Xgq2Ca 🖥Drawing Tablet: https://amzn.to/2NhYQ1b 📸Camera: https://amzn.to/2BL03tr 💻Software: https://amzn.to/3c0nYXj ⚙The rest: https://kit.co/Linfamy/animator-s-kit DISCLAIMER: This description contains affiliate links. If you click on them, then purchase something on the site, I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you! This helps support the channel and allows me to continue making videos for you. It's a win-win! Thank you for your support! #JapaneseHistory #HistoryOfJapan #Linfamy