Lady Ochiba: The Enigmatic Consort of the Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate, a period of unprecedented peace and prosperity, reshaped Japan for over two centuries. It was an era defined by rigid social structures, powerful shoguns, and a complex web of relationships within the imperial court. Hidden within the gilded cage of the Edo period were figures whose lives, though often obscured by the…