Kasuga no Tsubone。春日局（かすがのつぼね）。3代 家光の乳母で大奥を整える。Kasuga no Tsubone。10月26日没
Kasuga no Tsubone。春日局（かすがのつぼね）。3代 家光の乳母で大奥を整える。Kasuga no Tsubone。10月26日没 春日局 ・1579年 ～1643年10月26日没。65歳。 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kasuga no Tsubone was a famous Japanese woman who lived from 1579 to 1643. Her father was Saito Toshimitsu, the top chief retainer of Akechi Mitsuhide. She served as the wet nurse ( uba ) for Tokugawa Iemitsu, who became the third shogun of the Edo shogunate. When Iemitsu was a child, his parents favored his younger brother, so Iemitsu was almost removed from becoming the next shogun. She secretly went to Sunpu by pretending to visit Ise Grand Shrine, which is known as "Kasuga no Tsubone no Nukemairi". She met Tokugawa Ieyasu and asked him directly to make Iemitsu the next shogun. Ieyasu accepted her plea in front of everyone, successfully making Iemitsu the official successor. She loved Iemitsu deeply, and he relied on her just like his own mother. She organized and managed the Ooku (the inner palace of Edo Castle), which had about 3,000 women. She raise...
