Japan Under the Shoguns
Miranda Ilchef O9ELH1
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People lower than the Social Hierarchy
There were a few groups in Japanese feudal society that were so low they were not even counted on the hierarchy. This group included "etta" (which were people whose careers required them to deal with dead humans and animals) and prostitutes.