Oinu no Kata

Oinu (お犬, died September 24, 1582) was a Japanese noblewoman and a member of the prominent Oda clan in the Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oda Nobuhide and the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga, one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period Japan. She is commonly known as Oinu no Kata (お犬の方), "no Kata" indicating her status as an official wife.

Life Oinu was the eighth daughter of daimyo Oda Nobuhide. She was the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga and the elder sister of Oichi.

She was introduced to Lord of Makishima Castle Hosokawa Akimoto, the eldest son of Deputy Shogun Hosokawa Harumoto, by Nobunaga's retainer Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the two subsequently married in 1577. Following Oinu's death, her son Kazunari sent her family 3 kan, 989 mon as condolence money. The next year, he sent an extra 19 kan, 655 mon. From this, it can be seen that Oinu had been in contact with Kazunari even after her husband's death.

According to the records of Shōsen-ji temple in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo, the temple was established by "Oda, the wife of Hosokawa". The temple was established as Reikō-in in Ōsawa, Hitotsugi in 1604, with Jiei as its founding monk. It is a branch temple of the Rinzai school Myōshin-ji. In 1695, the temple moved to Hitotsugi, Akasaka, and changed its name to Ryūokusan Shōsen-ji.

Family

Father: Oda Nobuhide Elder brother: Oda Nobunaga Younger sister: Oichi First husband: Saji Nobukata Son: Saji Kazunari Son: Nakagawa Hideyasu Second husband: Hosokawa Akimoto First son: Hosokawa Motokatsu First daughter: Wife of Akita Sanesue Second daughter: Lady attendant of Tamahime