If Tom Cruise is involved, it's wrong. That's one of many lessons we take away from this week's episode on samurai women warriors, or the onna-bugeisha, with Tehya from For The Love of History Podcast. Listen to Tehya's podcast here.
Woodblock printing of a warrior woman (Utagawa Kuniyoshi)Woman dressed as Tomoe Gozen at festival
Ishi-jo, wife of Oboshi Yoshio using naginata
Female warriors of Kagoshima Rebellion (Chikanobu Toyohara)
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