She was a blind masseuse.
As a monk, he found her company to be among his greatest enjoyments of life.
Their liaison was thought to be very naughty at the time.Many of his haiku are in response to her physical ministrations during their sojourns together.
Ikkyu is my favourite of the classic Japanese Zen poets.
“Sentient beings can get completely lost in it”: the erotic poems of Ikkyū
"A woman is enlightenment when you’re with her and the red thread of both your passions flares inside you – and you see.