Career
She is commonly called Oryō (お龍) in Japan. While working at Kyoto"s Teradaya Inn, taking a bath, Oryō overheard the arrival of the assassins from her bathtub and ran naked through the inn to warn Sakamoto and his allies. Sakamoto"s injuries during the attacks lead them to visit several hot springs in Kagoshima that were believed to have healing properties, in what has been said to be the first Japanese honeymoon.
In her later years, Oryō suffered from alcoholism.
