Yoshiya Chiru
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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1650 Okinawa Island |
| 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]
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Ryukyuan language
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References
- Kei Higa Okinawa Encyclopedia, 1983, Okinawa Times, Naha, jou, chu, ge.
- Nihon Shodou Bijutukan Ryuka - the heart of the songs of the Southern Island 1992, Kyoiku Shodo Kyokai, Tokyo.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Higa[1983ge:805]
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