Tsutsui Jōmyō Meishū

Who is Tsutsui Jōmyō Meishū?

Tsutsui no Jōmyō Meishū was a warrior monk, or sōhei, from Mii-dera, who fought alongside Minamoto no Yorimasa and his fellow monks at the Battle of Uji in 1180, defending the Byōdō-in and Prince Mochihito from the Taira clan.

Later in the same account Gochin no Tajima is replaced on the bridge by his comrade Tsutsui. Standing upon the broken bridge of Uji, Tsutsui fought off the Taira clan samurai with bow and arrow, naginata, sword, and dagger.

According to the Heike Monogatari:

It is said that Tsutsui counted 63 arrows sticking out of his armor at the end of his stand, which is not unlikely considering the structure and material composition of samurai armor.