Midaidokoro
The midaidokoro (御台所) was the official wife of the and sometimes wielded considerable political power behind the scenes.
Heian period
- Miyoshi Takako, wife of Sakanoue no Tamuramaro and daughter of Miyoshi Kiyotsugu
Kamakura period
- Hōjō Masako, daughter of Hōjō Tokimasa, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo
- Wakasa no Tsubone (d.1203), daughter of Kujo Yoritsune)
- Bomon Nobuko (1193-1274), daughter of Bomon Nobukiyo and wife of Minamoto no Sanetomo
- Minamoto no Yoshiko or Take no Gosho (1202–1234), daughter of second shōgun Kujo Yoritsune
- Hiwadahime (1230–1247), daughter of Kujo Yoritsugu
- Konoe Saiko (b. 1241), daughter of Konoe Kanetsune, wife of Prince Munetaka and mother of Prince Koreyasu
- daughter of Prince Koreyasu, wife of Prince Hisaaki and mother of Prince Morikuni died in 1306.
Nanbokucho period
- daughter of Kitabatake Moronaga and wife of Prince Moriyoshi
Muromachi period
- Akahashi Toshi (1306–1365), wife of Ashikaga Takauji and mother of Ashikaga Yoshiakira
- Shibukawa Koshi (1332–1392), daughter of Shibukawa Yoshisue and wife of Ashikaga Yoshiakira
- Hino Nariko (1351–1405), wife of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and daughter of Hino Tokimitsu
- Hino Eiko (1390–1431), wife of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, daughter of Hino Motoyasu and mother of Ashikaga Yoshikazu
- Hino Muneko (d. 1447), wife of Ashikaga Yoshinori and daughter of Hino Shigemitsu
- Hino Tomiko, wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, daughter of Hino Shigemasa and mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa
- Shōun'in, wife of Ashikaga Yoshihisa and daughter of Hino Katsumitsu
- Seiyun'in, daughter of Hosokawa Shigeyuki and wife of Ashikaga Yoshitane
- Hino Akiko, daughter of Hino Nagatoshi, wife of Ashikaga Yoshizumi and mother of Ashikaga Yoshiharu
- Keijuin (1514–1565), daughter of Konoe Hisamichi, wife of Ashikaga Yoshiharu and mother of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ashikaga Yoshiaki
- daughter of Konoe Taneie and wife of Ashikaga Yoshiteru
- Yuki no Tsubone, wife of Ashikaga Yoshihide
Edo period
- Oeyo, daughter of Azai Nagamasa, wife of Tokugawa Hidetada and mother of Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Takatsukasa Takako (1622–1683) later Honriin, wife of Tokugawa Iemitsu and daughter of Takatsukasa Nobufusa
- Asa no Miya Akiko (1640–1676) later Koke'in, wife of Tokugawa Ietsuna and daughter of Fushimi no Miya Sadakiyo
- Takatsukasa Nobuko (1651–1709) later Tenjoin, wife of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and daughter of Takatsukasa Norihira
- Konoe Hiroko (1666–1741) later Ten-ei'in, wife of Tokugawa Ienobu and daughter of Konoe Motohiro
- Yasonomiya Yoshiko Naishinno later Jorin'in-no-Miya (1714-1758), wife of Tokugawa Ietsugu and daughter of Emperor Reigen
- Iso no Miya Tomoko later Haisen'in (1738–1771), wife of Tokugawa Ieharu and daughter of Kan'in no Miya Naohito Shinno
- Shimazu no Shigehime or Tadakohime (1773–1844) later Kodai-in, wife of Tokugawa Ienari and daughter of Shimazu Shigehide of Satsuma Domain
- Arisugawa Takako (1795–1840) later Jokan-in, wife of Tokugawa Ieyoshi and daughter of Prince Arisugawa Orihito
- Shimazu Atsuhime or Fujiwara no Sumiko, later Tenshoin, wife of Tokugawa Iesada and daughter of Shimazu Tadatake (1806-1854), adopted daughter of Shimazu Nariakira and Konoe Tadahiro
- Chikako, Princess Kazu, later Seikan'in-no-miya, wife of Tokugawa Iemochi and daughter of Emperor Ninkō
The first Midaidokoro in this period was wife of the second shōgun,
Nijo castle
so his wife was called "Gorenju".