The artist Okuni, who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568 - 1600), was the progenitor of the Kabuki. This Priestess of Izumo (in present day Shimane Prefecture) gained fame as a master of the dance, established a theatre in Kawara (in Kyoto), and later took her craft to various locales around the land. According to the diary of the Emperor Go Youzou, in the year Keicho 5 (1601), Okuni performed a dance for the ladies of the Imperial Court. However, other than what is written about her in the Emperor's diary, not much is known about her life. In Samurai Warriors, this temple maiden travels the dominions of Japan during war soliciting on behalf of the temple.