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Higuchi Ichiy&#; (&#;&#; &#;&#; Higuchi Ichiy&#;, May 2, - November 23, ) is the pen name of the Japanese authorHiguchi Natsu (&#;&#;&#;&#; Higuchi Natsu).

Higuchi was born in Meiji eraTokyo of samurai lineage.

Higuchi ichiyo biography for kids Literary materials including handwritten manuscripts and other related materials are kept by the Museum of Modern Japanese Literature and Yamanashi Kenritsu Bungakukan literally, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Literature. They moved into a poor neighborhood close to the infamous red-light district of Yoshiwara where they ran a stationary store. Between the two works, she published 'Yuku Kumo' literally, Going Cloud , 'Nigorie,' 'Jusanya' and others; the period from 'Otsugomori' to 'Uramurasaki' literally, Purple on the Verso is called her 'miraculous 14 months. Since November , her portrait has been used on the Bank of Japan's five thousand yen note.

In the space of her short life, she moved a total of 12 times. Upon reaching the age of 14, she entered the Haginoya, a poetry school; at the age of 15, she suffered the loss of her brother, and her father's business failed. Shortly afterward, he died and at the young age of 17 she became the head of the Higuchi household. Along with her mother and younger sister, they made ends meet by doing needlework, washing, and other jobs.

After seeing the success of a classmate who wrote a novel, Higuchi decided to become a writer to support her family.

Higuchi ichiyo biography for kids free On the other hand, it is said that her father, Noriyoshi, recognized his daughter's literary talent and let her learn waka from his acquaintance, Shigeo WADA. Although Ichiyo was shizoku, since her family had been farmers, she was treated as a commoner; she became introverted, and senior pupils from the upper social class called her 'monotsutsumi no kimi' literally, close-natured person. I must, by all means, complete it by the day after tomorrow. She hated it, she hated it, she hated growing up.

At the age of 20, Higuchi wrote her first novel and also adopted the pen name of Ichiy&#;. Around this time, Higuchi turned down a marriage proposal (which likely would have signalled the end of her writing career) and moved to a house near the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters. In her first major work, &#;tsugomori (&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;) was published, and in the following year, Takekurabe (&#;&#;&#;&#;&#;), Nigorie (&#;&#;&#;&#;), and J&#;sanya (&#;&#;&#;) were published to critical and popular success.

Higuchi's literary career was cut short in , when she contracted, and soon died of, tuberculosis.

Online biography for kids Noriyoshi began as a servant in the Bansho shirabesho a government-run Western studies education and research institute and, by good fortune, became a jikisan immediate retainer of the bakufu Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun by buying a kabu a right to become doshin of doshin a low-ranked official in The success of Yabu no Uguisu Warbler in the Grove , a novel by former classmate Kaho Miyake, convinced her to become a writer herself. Her experience on this occasion later became the subject of 'Takekurabe,' her representative work. As if to emphasize the end of her relationship with Tosui, she published "Umoregi" literally, Buried Wood , an idealistic novel in the style of Rohan KODA ; it was completely different from her previous works, and it became the one that made her career.

In spite of her very short career and limited output, Higuchi is remembered for the quality of her works and is considered to be the first professional female writer in modern Japanese literature. Higuchi's likeness adorns the Japanese yen note as of the fall of , becoming the second female to appear on a Japanese banknote since , next to Empress Jing&#;.

Higuchi's major works include:

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