1. Imai SōkyūImai Sōkyū was an important 16th century merchant in the Japanese port town of Sakai, and a master of the tea ceremony. His yagō was Naya. A relative of the Amago and Sasaki samurai clans, Sōkyū originally came from Yamato Province. After settling in Sakai, he studied the tea ceremony under Takeno Jōō, eventually marrying Jōō's daughter and inheriting his teawares and lineage as a tea master. In his business, Sōkyū traded primarily in firearms and ammunition.
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