Nōhime, Nohime , also known as Kichō (帰蝶) was a Japanese woman from the Sengoku period to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. She was the daughter of Saitō Dōsan, a Sengoku Daimyō of the Mino Province, and the lawful wife of Oda Nobunaga, a Sengoku Daimyō of the Owari Province.
Portrait of Nō in Gifu Castle
Oda Nobunaga
''Honnō-ji burning'' (Nōhime fought with a naginata in the center right.)
Saitō Dōsan , also known as Saitō Toshimasa, was a Japanese samurai during the Sengoku period.
He was also known as the "Viper of Mino" for his ruthless tactics. His honorific title from the Imperial Court was Yamashiro-no-kami (山城守). After entering monkhood in his later years, he was also called Saitō Yamashiro-nyudō-no-kami (斎藤山城入道守).
Saitō Dōsan
Inabayama Castle (later renamed Gifu Castle by Nobunaga), used as headquarters by Dōsan