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Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七, ca. 1667–1683), literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei who lived in the Hongo neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period. She was executed for attempting to commit arson. The story became the subject of joruri plays. Keywords: tokyo shinagawa shukuba matsuri festival costume edo period tokaido

Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七, ca. 1667–1683), literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei who lived in the Hongo neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period.

She was executed for attempting to commit arson. The story became the subject of joruri plays.

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