Fill in the Blanks Samurai women - Complete gameOnline version Stories and legends of these Japanese warriors. by Educaplay Educational Resources 1 archer Song of Heike 13th-Century samurai women athlete demon horseback " She was an excellent and as a swordswoman she was a warrior worth a thousand , ready to fight a or a god , on or on foot " . Tomoe Gozen is one of the fearsome featured in the , a epic poem that is the source of numerous legends . 2 fighters Japanese mythical rock band French battalion onna bugeisha 21 years The ( as they are called in ) are not just a element : the history of Japan is full of cases of female . One of them is Nakano Takeko ( 1847 - 1868 ) , who at just old led the Joshitai female . 3 disapproved pole competition crossbow civil war She defended Wakamatsu Castle during the Boshin , ignoring commanders who of women in battle . Her weapon was the naginata , a with a curved blade at the end . 4 statue enemies funeral companions shot trophy naginata She , along with her battle , led the defense of the fortress , taking down numerous rivals until she received a rifle in her chest . To prevent her corpse from being captured by as a war , she asked her sister to end her life and give her an honorable . Nakano Takeko was a real samurai , but she is also a legend . Her remains rest next to a depicting her wielding her .