Oichi-no-kata

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Oichi-no-kata (1547–1583) was a noblewoman of the Sengoku period, sister to the warlord Oda Nobunaga, remembered for her political marriages and her tragic devotion to her husbands Azai Nagamasa and later Shibata Katsuie, with whom she died at Kitanosho Castle. She is not a deity or Buddhist figure in any established religious tradition but a historical figure whose romanticized story has made her a popular symbol of loyalty and tragic love in later literature, drama, and folklore. Any association with love or relationships reflects cultural memory and artistic reinterpretation rather than documented religious veneration or ritual practice.

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