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Jiya

Old Jiya, faithful and wholly inexperienced, manages the family's business affairs and once tangles their name in a scheme he never understood.

supporting

Also known as Jiya San, old Jiya

First appearance: I: Winters in Echigo

As a supporting figure in A Daughter of the Samurai, Jiya is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The loyal but inexperienced head servant who managed business affairs and was tricked into a silkworm egg fraud.
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After the family's fall from rank, Jiya is handed the impossible task of managing money for men who were raised to consider it beneath them. Honest to the bone, he is nonetheless easy prey for a smooth-talking agent…

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Character Web

14 connections

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ISIshiBRBrotherEIEtsu Inagaki S…MSMrs. SugimotoFAFatherJIJiya

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Japanese Family and Servants

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Jiya appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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See Jiya in I: Winters in Echigo