Chojiro, the first leader of the Raku family was born between the father Ameya from China who was the originator of the Raku-yaki and the mother who was a bikuni (female Buddhist disciple).
樂家初代の長次郎（ちょうじろう）は、楽焼の創設者である中国出身の父・あめや（飴屋または飴也）と母・比丘尼の間に生まれた。