Fifth printing, 2014. Minor scratches on the cover and spine. (The pages are in good condition.) This book unravels the glamorous and passionate life of Hakuren Yanagihara, known as the "Queen of Tsukushi," through her remaining poems. It explores Hakuren's upbringing as a cousin of Emperor Taisho, her first marriage at 15, her life and struggles with coal mine magnate Den'emon Ito in Chikuho, her elopement with the young law scholar Ryusuke Miyazaki, and her later life dedicated to peace activities, all while reflecting on the poems she wrote at each stage. Hakuren's act of publicly severing ties with her husband, Den'emon, in a newspaper was a "declaration of independence" that a woman bound by convention made to society, and it had a significant impact. Her sensitive tanka poems continue to captivate people even today. Chapter 1: Upbringing Chapter 2: First Marriage and Divorce Chapter 3: Coal Mine King Den'emon Chapter 4: Birth of Hakuren Chapter 5: Queen of Tsukushi Chapter 6: Yoko and Ryusuke Chapter 7: Living Epilogue: Yoko and Hakuren "Hakuren Yanagihara" Yoko Inoue Price: ¥1500 #YokoInoue #Yoko_Inoue #Book #History/Biography