Takao II
Male, Deceased Person
1640 – 1659
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Who was Takao II?
Takao II, also known as Sendai Takao or Manji Takao, was a tayū of the Yoshiwara, one of the most famous of Japan's Edo period. She debuted in 1655 as the leading courtesan of the Great Miura, the most prestigious Yoshiwara brothel of the day, and rapidly became the leading courtesan of the entire Yoshiwara. Takao II would be one of between six and eleven courtesans to hold the myōseki of Takao. She is particularly famous for her affair with daimyō Date Tsunamune; some time after her death, her story would be featured in kabuki, in song and literature, though much of it would be fabricated and fictionalized.
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