2024年10月4日 · Have you ever wondered about the woman adorning the 5000 yen notes in Japan? Ichiyo Higuchi is considered the most influential writer of the Meiji era.

She was Japan's first professional woman writer of modern literature, specializing in short stories and poetry, and was also an extensive diarist. Her portrait appears on the 5000 yen banknote in Japan.

The ¥5,000 note (五千円紙幣 gosen-en shihei) is a banknote denomination of the Japanese yen. It was first introduced in Japan in 1957 to the third series of banknote releases (Series C). The latest release is Series F (2024). The green-brown note was introduced on 1 October 1957. It featured Prince Shōtoku and the headquarters of the Bank of Japan.

Ichiyo Higuchi was the pen name of Natsu Higuchi, Japan’s first prominent female writer. After her father died when she was 17, Higuchi was forced to support her mother and sister....

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2021年12月1日 · Higuchi Ichiyo, a Meiji-era writer, has been called "Japan's first female novelist. Despite only living to the age of 24, she left several notable works as a writer. Most of her life was spent in poverty, and she wrote novels to earn money to support her family.

Ichiyo Higuchi, a talented woman of the Meiji era, lived here in 368, Ryusenji, Shitaya (present Ryusen 3-chome, Taito-ku) and wrote the masterpiece Takekurabe based on this address. Before she passed away due to tuberculosis at the early age of 24, she published Ohtsugomori, Nigorie, Jusanya and many more pieces.

HIGUCHI Ichiyo is the first professional female writer in Japan. Her portrait is on the 5000 Yen Japanese bill.

Ichiyo HIGUCHI (May 2, 1872 - November 23, 1896) was a Japanese novelist. She was born in Tokyo. Her real name was Natsuko, while in the family register, her name was Natsu. She studied waka and the classics with Utako NAKAJIMA and novels with Tosui NAKARAI.

2022年11月23日 · On this day in 1896 Japan lost one of its most important authors as Ichiyo Higuchi died of tuberculosis. She was only 24. Despite living for less than a quarter of century, Higuchi is still revered today and until 2024 is the face of the ¥5,000 note.