page_title: Onna-bugeisha
section_title: Famous Onna-bugeisha
hierarchical_section_title: Onna-bugeisha / Famous Onna-bugeisha
caption_attribution_description: English: Yuki no kata and her husband, defending successfully Anotsu castle during the 1600 Sekigahara campaign.
context_page_description: Onna-bugeisha was a type of female warrior belonging to the Japanese nobility. These women engaged in battle alongside samurai men mostly in times of need. They were members of the bushi class in feudal Japan and were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war. Significant icons such as Tomoe Gozen, Nakano Takeko, Empress Jingū and Hōjō Masako are famous examples of onna-bugeisha.
context_section_description: These are famous Onna-bugeisha with extraordinary achievements in history
  Empress Jingū: A Regent Empress who led the First Japanese invasion of Korea and many political events that impacted the Japanese history as well. Unlike other Japanese empresses and emperors, Jingu was a ruler who led military campaigns, work that was generally given to the Shōguns.
  Hōjō Masako: A political leader of the Kamakura Shogunate, she was a prominent figure in the Genpei War and many other events of Kamakura period. She was known as the ama-shōgun, or the ''nun-shōgun''.
  Nakano Takeko: The leader of the Jōshitai (Girls' Army), she participated in the Boshin war leading several women in a charge against the Imperial forces. Due to the reforms of the Meiji era, Takeko and the women of Jōshitai were one of the last samurai in history.
  Niijima Yae:  She was one of the last samurai in history. She fought in the Boshin War and served as a nurse in the Russo-Japanese War and the Sino-Japanese War. Later she became a scholar and became one of the symbols of the struggle for women's rights. Yae was one of the first people to be decorated by the Meiji Empire.
  Tomoe Gozen: A extraordinary woman warrior who fought in conflicts that led to the first shogunate in Japan. Her legacy influenced several generations of samurai.
  Yodo-dono: A noble woman who was the castellan of Yodo castle and later became the real head of Osaka castle. She led many political events after the death of her husband, Hideyoshi. As guardian of Hideyori (Hideyoshi's son), she challenged the Tokugawa clan, thus leading the Siege of Osaka, the last battle of the Sengoku period that ends the war period for the next 250 years.
caption: Yuki no Kata defending Anotsu castle during the Sekigahara campaign.
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