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Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
Onna-musha (Before the Battle of Awazu) Tomoe Gozen ( 巴 御前 , Japanese pronunciation: [tomo.e] [ 5 ] ) was an onna-musha , a female samurai, mentioned in The Tale of the Heike . [ 6 ] There is doubt as to whether she existed as she doesn't appear in any primary accounts of the Genpei war.
Tomoe Gozen (c. 1157 – c. 1247) was an onna-bugeisha. Marishi-Ten the goddess of heaven , who was adopted by warriors in the 8th century as a protector and patron goddess . While devotions to Marishi-ten predate Zen , they appear to be geared towards a similar meditative mode to enable the warrior to achieve a more heightened spiritual level.
Human Computers. In the 21st century, computers are electronic devices that store, collect and process data. In early American history, however, there were human computers, women who calculated ...
Sasaki Rui (佐々木 累) was a Japanese swordwoman, Onna-musha and kenjutsu expert of the early Edo period (mid-17th century). She was known as the "Strangely Dressed Female Sword Master." She was known as the "Strangely Dressed Female Sword Master."
"SNL50: The Anniversary Special" aired on Sunday to celebrate 50 years of "Saturday Night Live." The star-studded event featured live performances, sketches, and references to current events.
CBS News contributor David Begnaud gives an update on how Trooper, a dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton, overcame new challenges, including a fight against cancer.
Nakano Takeko (中野 竹子, April 1847 – 16 October 1868) was a Japanese female warrior of the Aizu Domain, who fought and died during the Boshin War.During the Battle of Aizu, she fought with a naginata (a Japanese polearm) and was the leader of an ad hoc corps of female combatants who fought in the battle independently.