Mino Province
, also known as Kichō (帰蝶), was the legal wife of Oda Nobunaga, a major "daimyō" during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. Her proper name was Kichō, but since she came from Mino Province, she is most commonly referred to as Nōhime ("Lady of Mino"; "Nō" is an abbreviation for Nōshū (濃州), other name of Mino Province, and "hime" means "lady, princess, noblewoman"). She was renowned for her beauty and cleverness.