Asahina Yoshihide

[1][2] His name (also written with the characters 朝夷奈 (Asaina)) comes from Awa no Kuni's (安房) Asaina-gun (朝夷奈郡), where he lived at one time.

According to these, his mother was the renowned female warrior Tomoe Gozen, and he had superhuman strength which he used to accomplish a number of stunning feats.

According to the Azuma Kagami, he and future shōgun Minamoto no Yoriie, who were good friends, one day were together in Kotsubo.

He was noted for his strength in battle and defeated a number of notable personalities in the shogunate such as Takai Shigemochi and Taka no Shikan.

[2] Another account cited that after his father's death along with his brothers, he put to sea and escaped with fifty men.

The Saburō Falls at the beginning of the Asaina Pass, both named after Asahina Yoshihide