Tama Kurokawa, Lady Arnold (1869–1962) was the third wife of Sir Edwin Arnold. She was born in Sendai City, Japan on November 21, 1869. At the time of her marriage in 1897 she was said to be the only Japanese woman bearing an English title. She and Sir Edwin lived in London where she wore her kimono in the privacy of her home but western clothes in public. She was the only family member present when her husband died in 1904.

In 1924, she participated in an international convention in Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea organized by Princess Karadja, founder of the White Cross Union.

Tama Kurokawa

In 1928, she was a member of the Japan Society, London.

Tama Kurokawa

References

"Lady Edwin Arnold", The Lima (Ohio) News; July 9, 1898

"Edwin Arnold is Dead", The Marshall (Michigan) Expounder; April 1, 1904

1869 births

1962 deaths

Japanese expatriates in the United Kingdom

People from Sendai

Tama Kurokawa