Meshimori onna (飯盛女) or meshiuri onna (飯売女), literally "meal-serving woman", is the Japanese term for the women who were hired by hatago inns at the shukuba...

time. This portrayal came probably from the popular stereotype of the meshimori onna, also known as okame, and was used in Zen poetry to reflect the doctrine...

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restaurants or inns. They are usually residential staff and work long hours. Meshimori onna はてなキーワード「仲居」[user-generated source] (in Japanese) 13歳のハローワーク　村上龍氏の職業紹介(by...

travelers. During the Edo period, the post town also employed hundreds of meshimori onna (飯盛女), women who were employed by the Shōgun to serve food to travelers...

At the temple of Eishō-ji (永勝寺), there are a number of graves of the meshimori onna who worked at the local hatago. The Fujisawa Palace (藤沢御殿, Fujisawa...

Until the late Edo period, Warabi-shuku was infamous for its aggressive meshimori onna and numerous chaya. Warabi-shuku was approximately 4 ri, 28-chō (18...

preceding Yoshida-juku and Goyu-shuku, Akasaka-juku was well known for its meshimori onna. The classic ukiyo-e print by Andō Hiroshige (Hoeido edition) from 1831–1834...

Edo, especially since Fukaya-shuku was famous for its large number of Meshimori onna and numerous chaya, whereas the previous station, Kumagai-shuku had...

Fukaya-shuku for the night, as it was famous for its large number of Meshimori onna and numerous chaya, whereas the previous station, Kumagai-shuku had...