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The Impact of Women on Japanese History

Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

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Mon, 08 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm

Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle), NW1 4QP London, United Kingdom

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Mon, 08 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm (BST)

Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle), NW1 4QP London

13 Cornwall Terrace Mews, London, NW1 4QP, United Kingdom

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The Impact of Women on Japanese History
Japanese history is not all shoguns and samurai: women played a prominent role. In the early centuries Chinese envoys called the part of Japan they knew ‘Queen Country’ because there were so many female rulers. In this talk Lesley Downer will tell the story of Himiko, the shaman queen, and of some of the early empresses, along with brilliant and powerful figures such as Nene-dono, Hideyoshi’s wife, who continued to wield power from behind the throne, and women writers and artists who helped shape Japanese history. By discussing the many roles women have played throughout Japanese history, Lesley will provide a new and refreshing perspective on that history, while putting paid once and for all to the egregious stereotype of the ‘submissive geisha’.


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The Impact of Women on Japanese History, 8 September | Event in London | AllEvents
The Impact of Women on Japanese History
Mon, 08 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm