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| other_names = | occupation = Businesswoman | years_active = | known_for = }} , born Jessie Roberta Cowan, was the wife of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka Whisky. ==Life== She was born into a doctor's family〔((Japanese) Masataka and Rita Taketsuru - Yoichi, Hokkaido/Takehara, Hiroshima ) asahi.com〕 in Kirkintilloch,〔(Astonishing life of Scots woman who took whisky to Japan ) Daily Record〕 East Dumbartonshire, which is a suburb of Glasgow. Of four siblings, Rita was the oldest, followed by her sister Isabella Lillian "Ella" Cowan, the third daughter Lucy, who was 3 years younger than Ella, and finally their younger brother Campbell.〔((Japanese) NIKKA WHISKY The Take of Rita Taketsuru Chapter 1 Part 1 ) Asahi Beer Mobile〕〔((Japanese) NIKKA WHISKY The Tale of Rita Taketsuru Chapter 1 Part 3 ) Asahi Beer Mobile〕 Masataka Takersuru entered Scotland's Glasgow University in 1918〔 to study organic chemistry and applied chemistry.〔 At that time Rita's younger sister Ella, enrolled at the University's medical faculty, requested Masataka to instruct her younger brother Campbell in Judo (Jiujitsu).〔((Japanese) Traveling Song: Spread in East Asia with Different Lyrics "Light of the Firefly" - asahi.com Shopping )(Asahi News)〕 Masataka and Rita then met at the Cowan house.〔((Japanese) Mr. Taketsuru's Love p.1 Meeting Rita ) Nikka World｜NIKKA WHISKY〕 Having expressed his love to Rita, Masataka then revealed to her his wish to help in "making real whisky in Japan". As resistance to international marriage was strong at that time, they married in a simple ceremony at the register office in January 1920.〔 After marrying, they moved to Japan that same year, and lived for a while in Osaka.〔((Japanese) Tezukayama University Story - chapter 19 )〕 After Masataka opened the distillery in Yoichi in 1934 in Hokkaido, Rita continued to support him devotedly.〔("Rita Road" ) (Japanese) Hokkaido Newspaper "Hokkaido 100 Roads"〕 Rita's spent many of her last years in Zushi, Kanagawa, as it was both close to Tokyo where Masataka often stayed and convenient for medical care – she suffered from liver disease and tuberculosis. However, in the autumn of 1960 she returned to Yoichi, and died there in January 1961.〔 Using the inheritance she received from relatives as funds, Rita established the "Rita Nursery".〔((Japanese) Mr. Taketsuru's Love p.3 Greatest Love and Most Understanding ) Nikka World｜NIKKA WHISKY〕 In Yoichi, there is a "Rita Road".〔((Japanese) 道番号１５：リタロード 竹鶴夫人の功績伝える(2012/05/06) ) Doshin web|Hokkaido Shimbun〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rita Taketsuru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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