Uemura Shōen
Master of Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Revealing her brilliance through the alias Uemura Tsune, Shōen’s journey beautifully entwines innovation and tradition.
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Kei Okami
The first Japanese woman to earn a Western medicine degree, from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in the USA.
Nakano Takeko
One of the only known onna-bugeisha (female samurais) in Japan’s history
Mika Yamamoto
Japanese video and photojournalist affiliated with Japan Press.
Tachibana Ginchiyo
Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代) was a renowned onna-musha (female warrior) during Japan’s Sengoku period.
Michiyo Tsujimura
Michiyo Tsujimura (辻村みちよ) was a Japanese agricultural scientist and biochemist known for her pioneering work on green tea components. She was the first woman in Japan to earn a doctoral degree in agriculture.
Ichiyō Higuchi
Meiji Period writer Ichiyō Higuchi was the first woman in Japan to write modern literature professionally, particularly short stories and poetry, as well as extensive diary accounts.
Kazunomiya
Japanese princess and waka poet.
Sei Shōnagon
Poet and author Sei Shōnagon was a court lady who served the Empress Teishi (Sadako) around the year 1000 during the middle Heian period. She is the author of The Pillow Book (枕草子, makura no sōshi), a collection of essays, anecdotes, poems and descriptive passages inspired by moments in her daily life.
Kiyo Minijima
Japanese businesswoman and philanthropist