俵たわら責ぜめ

noun

straw-bag torture

Historical Edo-period punishment: criminals were stuffed into straw bags with heads exposed, piled together, and whipped. Notably used against Christians.

• 俵たわら責ぜめは江え戸ど時じ代だいの拷ごう問もんの一ひとつで、キリシタンに対たいしてよく行おこなわれた。

  Tawara-zeme was a form of torture in the Edo period, often used against Christians.