Jime-saa Shimazu Kameju | |
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島津亀寿 | |
,_gaikan.jpg) Stone pillar where Kokubu Castle is located. | |
| Castellan of Kokubu Castle | |
| In office 1611–1630 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1571 |
| Died | 1630 |
| Cause of death | natural causes |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Home town | Kagoshima |
| Spouse | Shimazu Iehisa |
| Parent | Shimazu Yoshihisa |
| Dharma names | Jimyo-in |
| Occupation | Lady of Samurai family Bhikkhunī |
| Military service | |
| Unit |  Shimazu clan |
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Shimazu Kameju (島津亀寿, 1571 - 1630) or Kamejuhime (亀寿姫), was a Japanese noble woman from the Shimazu clan during the Sengoku period. She was the third daughter of Shimazu Yoshihisa, 16th head of the Shimazu clan, and wife to the 18th clan head, Shimazu Iehisa. Kameju is known as a beautiful and wise woman, it is said that she was very kind and loved by the people of Kagoshima. She played important roles as a diplomat when living under the Toyotomi clan, she later became castellan of Kokubu Castle.
It is said that visitors to Tsurugane Shrine will be blessed with her beauty, and each year a ceremony called Jimyo-sai is held where women gather to pray for health and beauty.[1][2]