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Non-Humans a.k.a Hinin

 
•The non-humans were also regarded as inferior. Their status was not hereditary but based on the activities they chose. These often included fortune telling, begging, acting and prostitution. Many of the actors formed troupes and moved about the country. They lived by their wits; in the Edo Era, living by one's wits outside of the rules was disliked.
 
•Like the eta, the Hinin had their own chiefs and laws. Anybody who got expelled from a higher class could join the Hinin. Because Hinin were not considered humans, killing them was technically not murder. 

 

 
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