Fukuda Chiyo-ni
Prominent Japanese poet during the Edo period and a Buddhist nun.
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Tomoko Ohta
Renowned scientist and Professor Emeritus at the National Institute of Genetics. She specializes in population genetics and molecular evolution and is famous for her work on the nearly neutral theory of evolution.
Yamada Waka
Prominent Japanese feminist who advocated social reform during Japan’s late Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa eras.
Junko Tabei
Renowned Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher.
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.
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.