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*''Died: [[1794]]''
*''Other Names: Soji''
Momoi Tou was a wealthy [[Kyoto]] merchant known for his travel writings.
Funded by his brother, the owner of the [[Yorozu-ya]], Momoi, also known as Soji, took thirty ''[[currency|ryô]]'' and journeyed [[Kyushu]] and [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]], dressed as a ''[[rokujurokubu]]'' itinerant monk. Upon his return, he wrote an account of his travels, entitled ''[[Kyuzai Zuihitsu]]'' and posthumously published in [[1804]].
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==References==
*Plutschow, Herbert. ''A Reader in Edo Period Travel''. Global Oriental, 2006. p75.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
*''Other Names: Soji''
Momoi Tou was a wealthy [[Kyoto]] merchant known for his travel writings.
Funded by his brother, the owner of the [[Yorozu-ya]], Momoi, also known as Soji, took thirty ''[[currency|ryô]]'' and journeyed [[Kyushu]] and [[Tohoku|Tôhoku]], dressed as a ''[[rokujurokubu]]'' itinerant monk. Upon his return, he wrote an account of his travels, entitled ''[[Kyuzai Zuihitsu]]'' and posthumously published in [[1804]].
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==References==
*Plutschow, Herbert. ''A Reader in Edo Period Travel''. Global Oriental, 2006. p75.
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Merchants]]