Yoshiya Chiru
Appearance
Yoshiya Chirū was a Ryuka poet (1650?–1668?) who was born to a poor peasant in the Ryukyu Islands. She worked in Yoshiya, an Akasen or red-light district house, in the 17th century. She charmed many pechin by her literary ability and beautiful looks. A legend tells that she fell in love with a prince or Aji, but she committed suicide via starvation on hearing her freedom was bought by a rich man called Kurogumo, at age 18.
Yoshiya Chirū | |
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Born | 1650 |
Died | 1668 |
Nationality | Ryūkyū Kingdom |
Occupation | hostess |
Known for | Poet of Ryuka (poetry), a genre of local poetry |
Her Ryuka
At age 8, she had to cross the Hija Bridge between Kadena and Yomitan to be sold to a house.[1]
Ryukyuan language
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References
- ^ Okinawa Daihyakka Jiten Kankō Jimukyoku (1983). Okinawa Daihyakka Jiten 「沖縄大百科事典」 [Okinawa Encyclopedia]. Naha: Okinawa Times. p. 805.
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