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Shigashi (志賀氏) (-d.1587) was a Japanese noble lady and warrior from the Sengoku period. Shigashi means the lady from Shiga clan and her real name is unknown. She was the wife of (戸次鎮連) the retainer of Ōtomo clan, the nephew and the son-in-law of famed samurai Bekki Akitsura a.k.a. Tachibana Dōsetsu. She is best known for her role during conflicts between the Shimazu clan and the Ōtomo clan in Kyushu.