252: Nightingale Floors

February 28, 2023 00:08:23
252: Nightingale Floors
Brain Junk
252: Nightingale Floors

Feb 28 2023 | 00:08:23

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Uguisubari aka nightingale floors were a Japanese innovation. This super squeaky floor was an early version of an alarm. The specially constructed floors were in only a select number of castles, but they would alert guards and residents to a shinobi attempting to be sneaky.

Show Notes:

Check out this Wiki entry on nightingale floors Trace talked about.

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