Yuki no Kata

Daughter of Ukita Yasunobu, was a Japanese female warrior (onna-musha) in the Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Ukita Hideie and Gōhime. She also married to Tomita Nobutaka, an officer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Her name, birth and death are not recorded. Portrayed in current records as beautiful and highly skilled warrior, there is also an anecdote that she defended Anotsu Castle during the Battle of Sekigahara.

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