Lonely Planet Japan сообщает
The disoriented collapse of the regimented Tokugawa world produced a form of mass hysteria called Ee Ja Nai Ka (Who Cares?), with traumatized people dancing naked and giving away posessions.
And this is about Tokugawa regime, that collapsed:
Movement was severely restricted by deliberate destruction of many bridges, the implementation of checkpoints and requirements for written travel authority, the banning of wheeled transport, the strict monitoring of potentially ocean-going vessels, and the banning of overseas travel for Japanese and even the return of those already overseas.
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Detailed codes of conduct applied to each of these classes, even down to clothing and food and housing - right down to the siting of the toilet!
And this is about Tokugawa regime, that collapsed:
Movement was severely restricted by deliberate destruction of many bridges, the implementation of checkpoints and requirements for written travel authority, the banning of wheeled transport, the strict monitoring of potentially ocean-going vessels, and the banning of overseas travel for Japanese and even the return of those already overseas.
...
Detailed codes of conduct applied to each of these classes, even down to clothing and food and housing - right down to the siting of the toilet!