Tora Gozen

Tora Gozen in Tora-ga-ame (Tora's rain) by Kunisada

Tora Gozen (虎御前) was a Japanese prostitute of the early Kamakura period. She was the concubine of Soga Sukenari, one of the perpetrators of the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident. She became widely known as a character in numerous Kabuki and Jōruri Sogamono plays[1] which are based on the incident. Additionally, she is also known as Ōiso no Tora, Otora-san and Torajo.

  1. ^ Britannica Japan (2017-07-19). "虎御前(とらごぜん)". ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典. Retrieved 2022-08-31.