What is seppuku? What is the difference between seppuku and harakiri? And why did only the samurai commit seppuku? It's not just a suicide ceremony by cutting the stomach!
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Seppuku is a ritual for honorable death performed by the samurai in order to preserve their honor or gain back control in the hands of the enemy. Both seppuku and harakiri involve cutting the stomach or disembowelment. The practice dates back to the 12th century when only the samurai and upper-class would use this as a means to atone for crimes or avoid capture.
What are the differences between seppuku and harakiri?
Seppuku and harakiri essentially have the same meaning. Both refer to the same form of self-execution via disembowelment, and both ostensibly mean “[to] cut the stomach.” The first mention of harakiri in Western literature was in 1846 which underlined self-sacrifice. On the other hand, the first mention of seppuku was in 1882 in a text referring to the punishment of criminals.
A few famous people and samurai who have committed seppuku are Oda Nobunaga, Yukio Mishima, and Takeda Katsuyori.
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Fun fact:
Did you know that the samurais wrote death poems like haikus before committing seppuku? Sometimes they would even use their own blood as ink!
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Defining seppuku and harakiri
1:34 Why did the samurai cut their belly?
1:57 The 47 Ronin
2:17 Who is the kaishakunin?
2:33 Forced seppuku as a capital punishment
2:46 When did the samurai commit seppuku?
3:11 How did the samurai commit seppuku?
3:23 Minamoto Yorimasa, the first of many
3:50 Seppuku/Harakiri demonstration and process
5:12 When was the last seppuku performed? Who is Yukio Mishima?
5:35 Seppuku, harakiri, suicide, and mental health in modern Japan
6:17 The first seppuku in the Byodo-in Temple in 1180, Minamoto Yorimasa
7:54 The tomb of Minamoto Yorimasa
8:47 The 400-year-old blood ceilings in Kyoto (Fushimi Castle, and the Yogen In Temple)
9:41 Fun facts and gruesome details about seppuku and harakiri
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