Tamagawaya Tamagiku

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  • Japanese: 玉川屋玉菊 (Tamagawaya Tamagiku)

Tamagiku was a geisha of the Tamagawaya, a teahouse of Tokyo's Shinbashi district.

In 1891, at the age of 17, she won first prize in a "100 Beauties" contest held at the Ryôunkaku in Asakusa. Momotarô of the Sagami-ya won second place, while Kotoyo of the Nakamura-ya won third prize.

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