CHUJO-HIME
Japanese legendary mortal
Also known as Chujohime
Almost a Japanese Cinderella
She is known as the Japanese Cinderella but there are not many handsome princes or pumpkins in her tale. In fact the only striking similarity is her wicked stepmother, and that’s only because her wicked stepmother kept striking her.
After various troubles and cruel hardships she became a Japanese nun who invented fine embroidery. Her most famous example being the Lotus Thread depicting the Flowers of Paradise in a temple at Toema Dera.
An example of a Kannon incarnation.
Chujo-Hime Facts and Figures
Name: Chujo-Hime
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names: Chujohime
Gender: Female
Type: legendary mortal
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present
Role: Unknown at present
Good/Evil Rating: NEUTRAL, may not care
Popularity index: 2910
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Article last revised on November 18, 2018 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders
References: Coming soon.