Nakazawa Koto

Nakazawa Koto
中沢琴
Personal details
Born1839
Kōzuke Province, Japan
DiedOctober 12, 1927(1927-10-12) (aged 88)
Resting placeTone District, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japan
RelativesSadamasa Koto (brother)
OccupationSwordswoman
Military service
Allegiance Tokugawa bakufu
Branch/serviceRōshigumi (former)
Shinchogumi
Battles/warsBoshin War

Nakazawa Koto (中沢琴, 1839–October 12, 1927) was a Japanese swordswoman and Onna-musha of the Bakumatsu period. She joined the Rōshigumi and later Shinchogumi forces, and worked as a pro-Tokugawa agent in the Boshin War.[1]

  1. ^ 張春穎 (2018-06-20). "群馬「男装の剣士」中澤琴に静かな注目 子孫が墓建立". 朝日新聞デジタル. 朝日新聞社. Retrieved 2018-09-24.