Munakata Saikaku

• Japanese: 宗像 才鶴 (Munakata Saikaku)

Munakata Saikaku was the wife of Munakata Ujisada, the last Munakata clan daigûji of Munakata Shrine in Chikuzen province (Fukuoka prefecture). Following her husband's death in 1586, Saikaku was recognized as head of the Munakata house by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

References

• "Hideyoshi mitometa onna ryôshu Munakata taisha daigûji he no shojô mitsukaru" 秀吉認めた「女領主」　宗像大社大宮司への書状見つかる, Asahi Shimbun, 9/20/2019.