Ayako Miura was a pious Christian.
She was born in Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. In 1998, a memorial museum was built in her honour. She had a very weak body and had never had any children, so she generously donated over 1,000 of her personal notes, belongings, and manuscripts to the museum in place of her heirs. While she was still living, Ayako was well-known for speaking to her visitors regarding three thoughts. She spoke eagerly about life, love and believing in tomorrow.
Ayako Miura's life had been a continuous cycle of failure and misfortune. These were attributed to her long-standing illnesses; cancer, parkinson's disease, and 13 years of hospitalization from tuberculosis, as well as from the death of her first boyfriend, and regret for the part she played as a teacher in elementary school in teaching the then-enforced military curiculum, prior to the end of the Second World War. After accepting her Lord Jesus Christ into her life however, she learned to see these tragedies as peculiar, if not unwanted, gifts from God. As a result of this thinking, she began to write novels and essays with an aim to encourage Japanese leaders.
Her first novel, Freezing Point, dealt with the subject of Original Sin, a very different thought from those promulgated by Japanese Buddhism. Her next four novels: The Box of Building Blocks, Shiokari (Salt) Pass, There is a Road, and Mrs. Garasha Hosokawa catapulted her to fame as a noted and well-respected Japanese novelist.
After her fame, Ayako remained in Asahikawa City, supported in her work by a dedicated husband, who supported her not only by his love and encouragement, but also by his faithful transcriptions of her words onto paper. Ayako Miura remained a pious Christian throughout her life.
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