Akoya

Japanese: 阿古屋 - あこや

[1] [Name] ① Abbreviation of "akoyadama (Akoya pearl)". ※Yamagashu (late 12th century) Vol. 2 "Akoya and ruigahi shells were piled up and traces of treasure were seen." ② A type of small rice flour dumpling. It is said that it was named after its shape of "akoyadama". Akoya mochi. ※Gotokyoki - March 21, 1527 (7th year of the Taiei era) "I offered sake at Akoya" [2] [1] An old name for the area around Handa City, Aichi Prefecture. [2] An old name for Chitoseyama Mountain in the southeast of Yamagata City. It was famous for the old pine trees that grew here. It is also used as a utamakura in the legend of Princess Akoya. Akoya. ※Heike (early 13th century) 2 "Is it because of the poem, 'Will the moon shine brightly on the pine tree of Akoya in Michinoku? Is this why this famous place in this country is called Akoya no Matsu?'" [3] A prostitute from Gojozaka in Kyoto who was favored by Taira no Kagekiyo. She appears in works such as "Issey Kagekiyo" written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and "Dannoura Kabuto Gunki" written by Bunkodo and Hasegawa Senshi. The scene where she plays the koto in the third act of the latter is particularly famous.

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 「あこやだま（阿古屋珠）」の略。※山家集（１２Ｃ後）下「あこやとるいがひの殻を積みおきて宝の跡を見するなりけり」② 米の粉でつくった、小さなだんごの一種。「あこやだま」の形をしているので、この名がついたという。あこやもち。※言継卿記‐大永七年（1527）三月二一日「あこやにて酒をすすめ候」[2][一] 愛知県半田市付近の古名。[二] 山形市南東部にある千歳山の古い呼び名。ここに生える老松が有名であった。また阿古屋姫の伝説で、歌枕として使われている。阿古耶。※平家（１３Ｃ前）二「みちのくのあこ屋の松に木がくれていづべき月のいでもやらぬか、といふ歌の心をもて、当国の名所あこ屋の松とは仰せられ候か」[三] 平景清の寵を受けた京都五条坂の遊女。近松門左衛門作「出世景清」や文耕堂・長谷川千四合作「壇浦兜軍記(だんのうらかぶとぐんき)」などに登場する。特に後者の三段目琴責めの場は有名。

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