Kakita Noriko

Please note: This article is about the artisan. For other uses of the term, please see Noriko (disambiguation).
Kakita Noriko was an artisan and musician of the Crane Clan.
== Musician ==
Noriko was a skilled musician, and some said her songs alone were worth dying for. Kakita Noriko (Khan's Defiance flavor)
== Married ==
In 1168 Noriko attended Winter Court and met Doji Jorihime, who arrange a good marriage for her, to one of the Doji Provincial Governors. Masters of Court, p. 6
== Hoketuhime's death ==
Through intervention of Jorihime, Noriko became the musician of Otomo Hoketuhime, the Otomo Daimyo, during the illness of Hoketuhime's Kyuden Otomo resident musician, Otomo Suzuka. Masters of Court, p. 6 In 1170 Noriko's play was interrupted with the news of the murder of the Hoketuhime in her chambers at the Imperial Palace. Words & Deeds, Part III, by Shawn Carman
== External Links ==
* Kakita Noriko (Khan's Defiance)
Category:Crane Clan Members