{{Sources exist, date=August 2020 {{unreferenced, date=June 2020 {{short description, Japanese 19th-century female warrior Jinbo Yukiko (神保雪子, 1845-October 10, 1868) was a Japanese noble lady, member of the aristocracy, Onna-musha (female warrior) and retainer of the Aizu-Matsudaira clan who lived during the late Edo period. She is best known for having participated in the

Boshin war The , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a clique seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperi ...

; Yukiko joined the Jōshitai (娘子隊, Girls' Army) during the

Battle of Aizu The Battle of Aizu (Japanese: 会津戦争, "War of Aizu") was fought in northern Japan from October to November in autumn 1868, and was part of the Boshin War. History Aizu was known for its martial skill, and maintained at any given time a s ...

Life

Jinbo Yukiko was born in the Inoue clan, powerful retainers of the Aizu clan. Known for her martial skills, beauty and moral character, Yukiko married Jinbo Shuri, son of

Jinbo Kuranosuke was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who was a retainer of the Matsudaira clan of Aizu. He served in the Aizu administration as a ''karō''. He fought in the Boshin War, and led the defense of Wakamatsu against the Imperial Japanese Arm ...

who was a Karō (top-ranking official samurai). At that time, samurai weddings were only of a political nature, Yukiko's marital relationship with her husband was envied by the people around her.

Popular culture

* ''Byakkotai'': NTV year-end drama special in 1986 (actress: Kimiko Ikegami) * ''

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follow ...

'': 2013 NHK Taiga Drama (actress: Ashina Hoshi） *

Bibliography

歴史にも驚くべきスクープがある『幕末会津の女たち、男たち　山本八重よ銃をとれ』（中村彰彦著）
��本の話web） - 2016年1月20日閲覧。 1868 deaths 1845 births People of the Boshin War Aizu-Matsudaira retainers Women in 19th-century warfare Japanese women in warfare 1860s suicides