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Oshie Hirayama

Oshieko Hirayama（December 20, 1882 - May 1, 1925）is Kumamoto's first female journalist, writer, poet, and businesswoman. Her real name is Oshie Hirayama.

Lifetime

Born in Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

In March 1901, shortly after graduating from Kumamoto Girls' School, she married Yasogoro Hirayama, a native of Tokushima Prefecture (born in Tokyo), and they had one child together, but in May 1903, her husband Yasogoro attended Harvard University in the United States. In September of the same year, he joined the Kyushu Nichinichi Shimbun (later changed its name to the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun) because he passed away while studying abroad at university. She is the first female reporter in Kumamoto. She left behind a number of serialized articles, including "War and Women'' and "Half Day at the Rejuvenation Hospital,'' before leaving the company in March 1908.

Later, she moved to Tokyo and became the secretary of the Greater Japan Women's Education Association. Perhaps as part of this, in February 1912, 13 people, including Shigenobu Okuma, Umeko Tsuda, and Korehiro Kurahara, wrote about the ideal woman in the book "Ideal Women and Families as Seen by Famous Landlords'' (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha). He writes as one of the leading masters (educators) of the world. During that time, she wrote novels such as "Kagegusa,'' "Uncle,'' and "Okino-san,'' and translated "Little Prince.''

Alongside this, he also engaged in business activities, opening Ariake Seika (confectionery factory) in Yoyogi and Ariakedo (cafe, Western food, and confectionery sales) in Shinjuku, but in 1925, his chronic heart disease worsened and he closed on May 1. Died on the day. He passed away at the age of 42. Her grave is in the Kurahara family cemetery in Ogawa-machi, where she rests along with her husband, Yasogoro. After Oshieko's death, Ariake Seika was taken over by her brother Toshiki Kurahara, and Ariakedo was taken over by her son Harumi.

"Ariake'', a collection of poems published in 1925, was a posthumous manuscript, and Seccho Sakamoto wrote a memorial message at the end of the book, "Thinking of Mother.'' Also, Akiko Yosano mourns the death of her Oshieko, and when she visits Kumamoto, she visits her close friend Oshieko's parents' home to comfort her soul.

"As I danced, I came to know the blessings of God at the age of 40.''

This is Oshieko's death poem.

Footnote

Annotation

1.Yasogoro Hirayama

There is the following description of Yasogoro Hirayama. "Before entering the Sapporo Agricultural College (when he was a preparatory student at Tokyo Imperial University, around 1889-1892) , Yasogoro was a well-known athlete in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and was an athlete who would remain in the early history of Japan's athletics. He had an extremely well-developed heart, and ran with a splendid form in which his legs stretched out in a straight line. At the time, no one could stand him (Matsumura Shonen story).July 1898 He graduated from the Department of Agriculture at Sapporo Agricultural College, but later died while studying abroad in the United States. ''There is also a record of the 16th Yugikai (Sports Association) during his time at Sapporo Agricultural College. It tells about Yasogoro's activities in. The aforementioned Masatoshi Matsumura is three years his senior at Sapporo Agricultural College, and his classmate at the preparatory course of Tokyo Imperial University is Umetaro Suzuki, the discoverer of vitamin B1.

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