Yodotaki

Yodotaki (, born 1784) was an Edo period Japanese sideshow performer, described in secondary sources as a remarkably tall and powerful strongwoman performer in Edo (modern Tokyo). Sources give her height at seven shaku five sun . Other primary sources, Waga Koromo, Kiku no Manimani, Gaidan Bunbun Shūyō, and Bukō Nenpyō also mention her.

Biography and performances Yodotaki performed at a sideshow booth (Misemono) or a tea house around Yanagi Inari in the Asakusa entertainment area. Yodotaki and Raiden lived during the same period. While Raiden's activity was centered in the Ryōgoku area, Yodotaki performed in nearby Asakusa, located within walking distance of Ryōgoku.