tried searching in japanese and did some research in english but couldn’t really find any substantial answer that answered my question
i knew rich people would hire guards or caretakers to look after the house when they sleep or went away but what about the general public?
surely the poor had some countermeasure to deal with potential thieves given all houses back then had no locks and the doors are literally made of paper
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/wgvl1s/how_did_traditional_houses_in_japan_the_ones_with/