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 When it came to same-sex relationships, Samurai were highly accepting. In reality, the practice of an experienced samurai developing a connection with a youth-in-training, known as wakashudo, was encouraged and highly popular. [([[https://www.tofugu.com/japan/gay-samurai/|Tofugu]])]
+===== Art =====
+The samurai were also expected to be well-versed in the arts, and they participated in a variety of creative pursuits including as poetry, rock gardens, ink drawings, flower arrangement, and tea ceremonies. [([[https://www.invaluable.com/blog/history-of-the-bushido-code/|Invaluable]])]
+===== Ainu =====
+While the Japanese were notoriously judgmental about racial purity, the samurai were noticeably hairier and lighter-skinned, implying that they were descended from an ethnic group known as the Ainu, who, ironically, were considered inferior by the Japanese and were frequently the subject of discrimination. [([[https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/662334|Journals Chicago]])]
+===== Marriages =====
+Marriages between Samurai were usually arranged by a third party of the same or higher status. The majority of samurai married women from samurai households, although lower-ranking samurai were allowed to marry commoners. [([[http://www.iromegane.com/japan/culture/samurais-marriage-in-edo-period/|Iromegane]])]
+===== Divorce =====
+Divorce was legal, but it was uncommon since it would be embarrassing for everyone involved, as well as because the samurai would have to return the dowry. [([[https://hakuouki-history.tumblr.com/post/93155190134/edo-period-marriage-and-divorce|Hakuouki]])]

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