Talk:The Weathered Head at Onigashima/@comment-4698889-20151204224549/@comment-23.122.217.39-20151204231611

...I am pretty sure that there were writers in Edo Japan. I'm pretty sure they even had them before that period. Granted the literacy rate wasn't as high as it is now but that doesn't mean there was no writing. I'm pretty sure they had a writing system since the first century. Are you thinking of a different time period? This is likely taking place in the equivalent of the 1800s.

And she was executed because that's the punishment for murder, not just to end hysteria.

You do realize that it's not some backwoods hick town with no writing or law, yes? She was displayed for 3 days. He came to perform the memorial rites.

I'm also pretty sure there was an investigation, so we don't know how much they uncovered. Gakusha just didn't know because he's not from the area.