I don't know who she was, but she garnered respect.

The castle large and setup to be displayed to the public.  It's an
impressive piece of construction.

These floors were cool - as you walked across them they would squeak like a bird.  The idea
was to guard the palace interiors by making walking across the floor impossible.

I believe this is Fujimi-yagura - a guard house.  I love the massive scale
rock work done on the perimeter of the moat.