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Yaoya Oshichi

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Born Tokyo
Japan
Date of died March 29,1683
DiedSuzugamori Execution Grounds
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Yaoya Oshichi Life story


Yaoya Oshichi, literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei, who lived in the Hongō neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period. She was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson. The story became the subject of joruri plays.

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