Background
Rei Arakida was born in 1732. She was a daughter of Priest Gonnoshin Kamaya of the Ise Grand Shrines, she was adopted by her uncle, Bugu Arakida.
Rei Arakida was born in 1732. She was a daughter of Priest Gonnoshin Kamaya of the Ise Grand Shrines, she was adopted by her uncle, Bugu Arakida.
Well read in Chinese and Japanese classics and skilful at writing waka poetry and poetic dialogues. She wrote” Ikenomokuzu” and “Tsukinoyukue”.