Yaoya Oshichi
Deceased Person
1667 – 1683
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Who was Yaoya Oshichi?
Yaoya Oshichi, literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei. She lived in the Hongō neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period. She attempted to commit arson after falling in love with a boy. This story became the subject of joruri plays. The year of her birth is sometimes given as 1666.
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