# Niijima Yae

> Niijima Yae, also known as Yamamoto Yaeko , was a Japanese educator, nurse, and scholar during the Bakumatsu and Meiji era. Her samurai family belonged to the Hoshina clan, loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate. Skilled in gunnery, she helped defend the Aizu Domain during the Boshin War, earning her the nicknames “Nightingale of Japan” and “Bakumatsu Joan of Arc”.

*Japanese former soldier and nurse*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/niijima-yae

## Identity
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1845-12-01
- **Died:** 1932-06-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 11.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [新島八重](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%B3%B6%E5%85%AB%E9%87%8D)
- [نيجيما ياي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7_%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8A)
- [Niijima Yae](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niijima_Yae)
- [Niijima Yae](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niijima_Yae)
- [Niijima Yae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niijima_Yae)
- [Yamamoto Yaeko](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Yaeko)
- [یاماموتو یائه‌کو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88_%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%87%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%88)
- [Yamamoto Yaeko](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Yaeko)
- [Niijima Yae](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niijima_Yae)
- [新島八重](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%B3%B6%E5%85%AB%E9%87%8D)
- [니지마 야에](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8B%88%EC%A7%80%EB%A7%88_%EC%95%BC%EC%97%90)
- [ยามาโมโตะ ยาเอะ](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0_%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B0)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3019565)

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