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井Written + Illustrated by Ellen Mitchell

Cooperation:
Hamamatsu Foundation for International&Communication and Exchange
Tourism and City Promotion Division, Hamamatsu City

Who wasIi Naotora?

井伊直虎って、どんな人でしたか？

井伊直虎って、どんな人でしたか？

The Ii Clan lived in the Lands of the Ii, North of Lake
Hamana, and served the Imagawa Clan. They weresurrounded by strong Daimyo.

The head of the Ii Clanhad a single daughter.

She would grow up to beNaotora. As a child, she wasengaged to her father’s
cousin, Kamenojo.
However, Imagawa suspected Kamenojo’sfather of betrayal so he executed him.
No!!
ather!

FPlease stayhidden, myLord!

Kamenojo had to run for his life. A vassal
fled with him to a temple in Nagano.

Meanwhile, Naotora didn’t know if
Kamenojo was alive. She didn’t
want to marry anyone else so she became apriest, Jiro Hoshi.
lol I’m
notNo! Marry
marryingme!
anyoneOver 10 years later, Kamenojo returned to Iinoya. But because
Naotora was Jiro Hoshi, a priest, they couldn’t get married. Hemarried another woman and took his adult name, Naochika.

I will leadthe Ii! Withmy son,Toramatsu!

Then, Naotora’s father died andNaochika became the Head of the Clan.

No!! My onlydaughter!

Marry me!

Henry VIII had 6
wives. He changed thereligion of Englandfrom Catholic toProtestant.

Henry VIII’s fifth
wife is executed.

- Edward VI
becomes King.
- Lady JaneGrey becomes Queen- Lady Jane Grey isexecuted- Mary I becomes
Queen

Hey!! I’m back!!
Here’s my newwife!

- Elizabeth I
becomes Queen

hello

Naochika and his wife had a son, Toramatsu.

Mary I wasCatholic.

But then, Naochika was killed by Imagawa after being
suspected of betraying the Imagawa Clan to Tokugawa

Eventually, with all the men in the family
killed in battle or by Imagawa, Naotora andthe head priest of the Ii family temple,
Ryotanji Temple, decided to make her theLord of Iinoya Castle to protect the young
Toramatsu. This was how Jiro Hoshi became
known as Ii Naotora, female Lord of theCastle.

Henry VIII is King ofEngland.

Her sister,Elizabeth I,wasProtestant.

I will protect
Iinoya and theIi Clan!

There was a power
struggle and lots ofreligious
persecution.

Head Priest Nankei

Yay!
Nowtowa!

As Lord of the Castle, Naotora had to try and resist theImagawa Clan, who were trying to take over the Lands of theIi. Immediately, the Imagawa tried to introduce the“Tokuseirei”, a law that would restructure the economy. But,
it would also give Imagawa control of Iinoya.
Give meyour land!
It’s for thegood of thepeople!

I won’t let
Imagawa havethese lands!

Queen Elizabeth I
refuses to name asuccessor.
Parliament protests.

Naotora refused, delaying it for twoyears.

But then, Imagawa
sent a vassal inperson and forced
Naotora to sign.

The Church ofEngland produces aBible in English.

Sign itproperly!

With this, the lands of theIi were under Imagawa
control and Naotora was
no longer the Lord ofIinoya Castle.

Horaiji Temple

Toramatsu was sent to live somewhere else for hissafety, and his mother remarried and moved away.

Then, the next year, the area slipped into war.
First, Tokugawa Ieyasu droveout Imagawa by invading
through the Lands of the Ii andentering Hamamatsu Castle.

The Catholic
Church oftenbanned translations of the Bible.
They didn’t wantordinary people toread it themselves.

Matsushita Family

The pope says
Queen Elizabeth isa false queen andagainst God.

Now, the Lands of the Ii belonged to Tokugawa.

Attack!
Battle of Hotokezaka

Takeda forces attacked the Lands ofthe Ii. There were many casualties.
Attack!

Battle of Mikatagahara

Hamamatsu
CastleHmph!
Verygood!

Takeda and Tokugawa forces fought
again. Tokugawa suffered one of theworst defeats of his life and had toretreat to Hamamatsu Castle. TheTakeda army continued on.
Although he had suffereddefeat, Tokugawa Ieyasu
remained in control of the area.
Meanwhile, Naotora stayed inRyotanji Temple and tried tothink of a plan to restore theIi…

Hmm...

I need aplan...

First, Naotora had Toramatsu adopted
by the Matsushita family. Then, using
their connections, she took Toramatsu
to meet Ieyasu.

I see! From
today,
you’ll be
my page,my boy!

Perfect!

Sir Francis Drake

Really??

Come,
Manchiyo! Tomy castle!

Ieyasu realized Toramatsu was the son of his oldally, Naochika, and decided to take Toramatsu as
his page to Hamamatsu Castle. He gave Toramatsu
a new name, Manchiyo.
Naotora stayed in Ryotanji Temple.

I’ll work
hard! Ipromise!

Goodbye!
Toramatsu…

My Lord!
I’ll saveyou!

DIE!!

Manchiyo, 16 years old, saved Ieyasu’s life by
defeating an enemy who had entered Ieyasu’s
bedroom.

English pirate,privateer andnaval commander.

!!!

EKEEE

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Manchiyo continues to perform well in battles
and sieges.
Cut thewatersupply!

Don’t worry,my Lord!

We’resurrounded!

Manchiyo helps defeat the Takeda Clan andgoes with the victorious Ieyasu to Kyoto. He
also protects Ieyasu when they had tosuddenly flee back home under attack.

Manchiyo became an adult, taking thename Ii Naomasa. He led a strong army
in red armour and became one ofIeyasu’s top generals. The Ii Clan’spower and influence was greater thanever before. Naotora’s efforts toprotect her Clan had succeeded.

That autumn, Naotora passed away. She
was buried next to Naochika, the fiancé
she never married.

Reign: 1558 – 1603
Around the same time that Naotora lived,
there was a female ruler of England,
Queen Elizabeth I. She was probably closein age to Naotora. Elizabeth nevermarried or had any children either. When
the Spanish tried to attack England, shewore armour and said, “I know that I
have the body of a woman but I have theheart of a King.”

Francis Drake sets
out to attack theSpanish in America.
He will sail aroundthe world.

Ellen made this masterpiece for the event “Hamamatsu Global Fair 2017” hosted by theHamamatsu Foundation for International Communication and Exchange (HICE). We all
enjoyed her beautiful pictures and easy to understand comparison between Queen
Elizabeth and Naotora, a lady lord born in Hamamatsu. We wanted more people to see
her magnificent work and get to know about Naotora and Hamamatsu even after theevent had finished, so we asked her to make her piece into leaflet. She has magnificent
knowledge of the history of not only her country, the U.K. but also of Japan. She put
great effort into making this leaflet for anyone interested in Naotora and Hamamatsu.
We hope that a lot of people take a look at her great work and enjoy learning about
Naotora and Hamamatsu!

【Ellen Mitchell】
Hello! I’m Ellen Mitchell, from the UK. I studied Japanese and history at university.
After graduating, I was given the opportunity to work in Hamamatsu for 3 years. During
my time in Hamamatsu, I met lots of kind people and learnt a lot about the area. WhileI was in Hamamatsu, Naotora became topical. As someone who likes history, I was very
pleased. I looked lots of things up and read around the subject. Then, I created this leaflet
as part of a project to introduce foreign residents and tourists to Naotora’s story inEnglish. With help and advice from many people, I tried to summarise Naotora’s life ina short, easy to understand story. I hope you enjoy learning about Naotora andHamamatsu!