Narasaki Ryō
Narasaki Ryō (楢崎龍, July 23, 1841 – January 15, 1906) was a Japanese woman and the wife of Sakamoto Ryōma, an architect of the Meiji Restoration. She was active in political affairs via her husband during the Late Tokugawa Shogunate and the Meiji Period. She is commonly called Oryō (お龍) in Japan.
Oryō is best known for saving the life of her future husband in the Teradaya Incident. While working at Kyoto's Teradaya, Oryō overheard the arrival of assassins from her bathtub and ran naked through the inn to warn Sakamoto and his allies.[1] Sakamoto escaped, and they were married soon after.
Sakamoto's injuries during the attacks lead them to visit several hot springs in Kagoshima that were believed to have healing properties, in what has been said to be the first Japanese honeymoon.[2]
After Ryōma's assassination, she married the merchant Nishimura Matsubē (西村松兵衛), and adopted her sister's child, who died while young.[3] In her later years, Oryō suffered from alcoholism.[4] Despite the fame of her first husband, Oryō died in poverty at the age of 66.
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