To restrict the increasing number of joint suicides at the time due to the influence of ningyo jyoruri (traditional Japanese puppet theater) written by Monzaemon CHIKAMATSU, those couples who attempted joint suicide but failed were exposed to public view in busy areas.
この当時、近松門左衛門の人形浄瑠璃の影響で流行した心中を抑制するために、心中未遂で生き残った男女を人通りの多い場所でさらしものにさせる、といったことも行っている。