Daidoji Chiroku

Daidoji Chiroku was a beautiful samurai-ko whose abilites with the sword were legendary. The was the only duaghter of the Daidoji Daimyo, and was well loved by her parents. One day she was meditating on a sunrise by the sea when she was struck with a vision. Forsaking her parents and family she left the lands of the Crane to seek an artisan who could fulfill her vision. She was not seen for years, and her parents mourned her as if dead. Then, ass if she never had left, she returned, speaking of travels to the mountians of the Togashi but she had no recollection of how much time had passed or what had happened. Her father had died while she was away, and she wept at his grave for days. She seemed ageless now, as if time had no meaning, and when she eventually left she was as young and as beautiful as the day she had left. She traveled to meet with the Daidoji Daimyo, and she had spoken of dreams and journeys in the lands of the Crane. When she was finished she walked to the balcony and turned to face the daimyo. He looked to where she had stood and she was gone, a silver Ki-rin leaping into the heavens. Some Crane claim to have seen a strange pale spirit take the form of a young samurai-ko, often waving them away from danger. (Crane p. 124)

Master Tattoo Artist
Records written by Togashi Ueshiba state that a beautiful Crane samurai-ko had arrived before Kyuden Togashi and recieved a tattoo by the Master Tattoo Artist Togashi Tsuneyo. The tattoo was of a silver ki-rin, so in all likelyhood the woman was Chiroku. (Crane p. 10-12)