Princess Ōku of Japan (died 702)

Princess Ōku

Saiō of Ise Grand Shrine (673–686)

Ōku was a Japanese princess during the Asuka period in Japanese history. She was the daughter of Emperor Tenmu and sister of Prince Ōtsu. As a young girl, she witnessed the Jinshin War. According to the Man'yōshū, she became the first Saiō to serve at Ise Grand Shrine. After the…