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Was the Hellish Trial Known as "Tekka Kisho" During the Sengoku Period Rational in an Age of Bloodshed?

Summary by BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン)
In the historical drama Sanada Maru, the protagonist Sanada Nobushige faced a trial called tekka kisho. It was a terrifying trial in which the winner was the person who could grasp a red-hot iron rod in their hands and safely carry it to the gods (also known as hi-kisho). Such cruel trials, which modern people would find incomprehensible, should be rare cases. Don't you wish they were something that rarely happened? However, in reality, it seems…
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In the historical drama Sanada Maru, the protagonist Sanada Nobushige faced a trial called tekka kisho. It was a terrifying trial in which the winner was the person who could grasp a red-hot iron rod in their hands and safely carry it to the gods (also known as hi-kisho). Such cruel trials, which modern people would find incomprehensible, should be rare cases. Don't you wish they were something that rarely happened? However, in reality, it seems…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Friday, June 20, 2025.
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