Yaoya Oshichi

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Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七, c. 1667 – 29 March 1683^[1]), literally "greengrocer Oshichi",^[2] was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei,^[1] who lived in the Hongō neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period. She was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson. The story (see below) became the subject of joruri plays.^[1][3][4] The year of her birth is sometimes given as 1666.