When summoned,she is more on the quiet side,but if she is with people she can relate to and have afternoon tea with,she will showcase a more hospitable nature. Upon hearing about her father's death,she has further showcased her affections quite evidently and even influenced her actions later on in the legend. Though she was taught black magic and onmyōdō by the aramitama,she at heart was one who was far more gentle in nature in contrast to her resolve in learning dark arts. She is fully capable of leading armies of Youkai into battle and take full lead while mercilessly cutting down foes. She not one who is openly friendly,but has a reliable and simple nature that contradicts her normal actions. It is also said that this reflects the “frog magic” that Nikushisen taught to his daughter, Takiyasha hime.Ī diligent women who possesses a stoic yet gentle demeanour. The Japanese word for frog, kaeru, is a homophone of the word meaning “return.” Masakado’s severed head longed to return to his hometown, and patrons hope that Masakado’s spirit will “kaeru,” return, to heaven-and not cause any more harm on Earth. Today, many statues of frogs decorate Taira no Masakado’s gravesite in Kubizuka. Her short rebellion was snuffed out just as his was. In the end, despite her magic, she was defeated just as her father was. Riding into battle on top of a giant toad, Takiyasha hime assaulted the brave warrior Mitsukuni. According to Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s famous ukiyoe print, Takiyasha hime unleashed a gashadokuro upon him-a gigantic skeleton as tall as a castle. That night, she ambushed him with an army of skeletons and yōkai. Takiyasha hime could not contain her emotion, and she fled from Mitsukuni. However, Mitsukuni suspected a trap and told her about the brutal death of Taira no Masakado. When he arrived, Takiyasha hime disguised herself as a prostitute and tried to seduce Mitsukuni. Ōya no Tarō Mitsukuni, a warrior who was knowledgeable about onmyōdō, had heard of Takiyasha hime’s plans and set out to Sōma Castle to investigate if the rumors were true. Using her newly acquired black magic, Takiyasha hime raised an army of yōkai to continue her father’s rebellion against the emperor. They called on the surviving soldiers who remained loyal to their father’s cause. Takiyasha hime and Yoshikado returned to their father’s fortress of Sōma Castle in Shimosa province. The aramitama spoke to her, granting her the knowledge of onmyōdō, and instructing her to take the name Takiyasha hime. After twenty-one nights, she awakened the aramitama-the violent, wicked spirit-of the Kifune Shrine. Every night, she snuck into the Kifune Shrine and performed the ritual. In a different version of the story, instead of Yoshikado meeting Nikushisen, Satsuki hime secretly began to perform the dreaded curse ushi no koku mairi-the shrine visit at the hour of the ox. The details of her story vary quite a bit from version to version. Her story became popular in the Edo period, and is depicted in novels, woodblock prints, and kabuki. Takiyasha hime is the daughter of Taira no Masakado and a sorceress who raised an army of yōkai and attempted to conquer Japan.
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