Jinbo Yukiko (神保 雪子, 1845-October 10, 1868) was a Japanese noble lady, member of the aristocracy, Onna-musha (female warrior) and retainer of the Aizu-Matsudaira clan who lived during the late Edo period.
[2] However, during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, her husband, Jinbo, advised Tokugawa Yoshinobu to withdraw from the front lines, which infuriated the anti-war faction within the domain.
Yukiko, who had returned to her parents' home during the Aizu War of the same year, was ordered by her father, Kazusumi Inoue, to follow the Jinbo family and was prohibited from committing suicide.
[3] Subsequently, it was previously believed that Yukiko had joined the women's corps, including Nakano Takeko, and fell in battle.
However, according to the testimony of Kikuko Mizushima, when former Aizu domain retainer Kenjiro Yamakawa reexamined the historical accounts, it was confirmed that there was no evidence of her joining the corps, but it was certain that Yukiko died in the same location as Nakano Takeko, at the Teardrop Bridge, although the circumstances of their encounter remain unclear (confirmed through written documents from Jinbo Jinsei, the younger brother of Shuri Jinbo).