Okaji no Kata

Okaji no Kata
お梶の方
Personal
Born	December 7, 1578
Died	(1642-09-17)September 17, 1642
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Japanese
Dharma names	Eishō-in (英勝院)
Organization
Founder of	Eishō-ji Temple
Senior posting
Consecration	Eishō-ji
Military career
Allegiance	Tokugawa clan
Unit	Ōta clan

Okaji no Kata (お梶の方) (December 7, 1578 – September 17, 1642) or Lady Okaji, was a Japanese noble lady and aristocrat who lived during the Sengoku period and at the beginning of Edo period. She was the founder of Eishō-ji temple in Kamakura and was also a concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu. She was maybe from the Ōta clan. Her other names are Ohachi no Kata (お八の方) and Okatsu no Kata (お勝の方).