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. She was a figure of importance in contemporary Japan and a celebrity of sorts; during general

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's visit to Japan in 1879, she personally escorted him during an official visit to his ship.

References

* Louis-Frédéric,
Japan Encyclopedia
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Oura, Kei 19th-century Japanese businesswomen 1828 births 1884 deaths People of Meiji-period Japan