The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast

Japan used to be ruled by an incredible woman, HINO Tomiko

Kyota Ko Episode 21

Japan is still a male-dominant society - on the surface. Throughout its history, Japan has seen women pulling strings behind the scene and HINO Tomiko is an extreme but great example representing how women often outsmart men in Japan.

Show host Kyota Ko narrates the incredible and incredulous life of HINO Tomiko, the woman who practically ruled Japan in the 15th century.

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