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Japanese literature
Ryo HOSHI (later Kuromitsu SOMA) was born as the third daughter of a former feudal retainer of the Sendai Domain. Ryo was called an "Ambitious Girl" because of her intelligence. She entered Meiji Girls' School in 1895 hoping to live her own way and do something. Yoshiharu Iwamoto, the principal of the school, said to Ryo, "It is my duty to watch you flying as butterflies." The sad love born between Fuyuko SAITO, a student of Meiji Girls' School, and Tokoku KITAMURA, a teacher. The journey followed by Nobuko 佐々城, a cousin of Ryo, who ran away from her husband, Doppo KUNIKIDA. Clara A. Whitney, an English teacher who had deep love and trust with her father-in-law, Katsu Kaishu. Shizuko Wakamatsu, the wife of the principal Iwamoto, was active as a translator and writer despite her illness. Ichiyo Higuchi who yearned for Shizuko and visited her sickbed. Ryo met Meiji women who aspire to a new way of life. Their hope, frustration, joy and conflict come to my heart. This is an impressive history long story.