Narasaki Ryō
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was a Japan
ese 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 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. 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.
After Ryōma's assassination, she married the merchant Nishimura Tsuru, and adopted her sister's child, who died while young. In her later years, Oryō suffered from alcoholism
. Despite the fame of her first husband, Oryō died in poverty at the age of 66.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese woman and the wife of Sakamoto Ryōma
Sakamoto Ryoma
was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. Ryōma used the alias .- Early life :Ryōma was born in Kōchi, of Tosa han . By the Japanese calendar, this was the sixth year of Tenpō...
, an architect of the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
. She was active in political affairs via her husband during the Late Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
and the Meiji Period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
. She is commonly called Oryō 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. 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.
After Ryōma's assassination, she married the merchant Nishimura Tsuru, and adopted her sister's child, who died while young. In her later years, Oryō suffered from alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
. Despite the fame of her first husband, Oryō died in poverty at the age of 66.