Who Is Yoshitsune's Wife (Kita no Kata)?
Yoshitsune's wife, who followed him all the way to Ōshū
Kita no Kata (daughter of the Koga Minister)
Kita no Kata, Yoshitsune's wife, is Minamoto no Yoshitsune's principal wife; "Kita no Kata" is a title meaning the lady of the house. In the Gikeiki she is the daughter of the Koga Minister.
Though a high-born lady, she joins the party disguised as mountain ascetics, dressed as a temple page, and walks the harsh northern roads all the way to Ōshū. On the way, in the mountains of Kamewari in Dewa, she gives birth to a baby boy. In the battle of Koromogawa, unwilling to fall into enemy hands, she asks her guardian Kanefusa to kill her, and dies together with her children.
Historically, Yoshitsune's wife is thought to have been the daughter of Kawagoe Shigeyori, a warrior of Musashi Province, and she is sometimes called Sato Gozen.
Episodes featuring this character2
NEWEpisode 12
Strike Your Master, or Lose HimThe Nyoi Crossing (Benkei Strikes Yoshitsune)
Hunted by his own brother, Yoshitsune and his band disguise themselves as mountain monks and head north. At the Nyoi Crossing, his lord is about to be exposed, so Benkei does the unthinkable and beats him with a fan in front of everyone. Later, in the snowy mountains, a newborn baby grips the very hand that struck him.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 13
No One Passes Until My Lord Is DoneBenkei's Standing Death at Koromogawa
the series finale. In Hiraizumi, Yoshitsune finally finds peace. But after Hidehira dies, Yasuhira's huge army attacks the manor on the Koromo River. Until his lord finishes reading his sutra, Benkei stands alone at the gate and does not move.
19 pages