her character befriends Da Ji. She also appears in Musou Orochi Z, Warriors Orochi 3, and Warriors Orochi 4. In the music/rhythm game Beatmania IIDX 16: Empress, the "One More Extra Stage" final boss song of the Empress Place event is named after Himiko, in which an interpretation of her likeness is also displayed. In Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, she is Rise Kujikawa's persona. In Might & Magic Heroes VI, Himiko is a corrupt Naga priestess. Cinema In the 2018 Tomb Raider film directed by Roar Uthaug (which was adapted from the 2013 video game of the same name), Himiko is at the heart of the plot. Japanese film director Masahiro Shinoda directed a film about Himiko, called Himiko. Sales Sanrio has created a Himiko-inspired keychain. Researcher Laura Miller recounts eating a dish named for Himiko at Shinobuan Cafe in Moriyama City, where the name apparently gave rise to the popularity of the dish. Himiko contests Queen Himiko contests take place in small towns offering cash prizes to women over the age of eighteen on the basis of charm and appearance. One of the earliest of these contests began in Yamatokoriyama in Nara. One such contest, Himikon, takes place in Moriyama City. Asakura in Kyushu also holds a Himiko contest during its annual Yamataikoku Festival of Flowers. Namesake The proper name Himiko has been diversely applied, not only in Japanese society but also in other realms such as astronomy. is a train on the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and a water bus of Tokyo Cruise Ship designed by Leiji Matsumoto. The name Himiko was given to a Lyman-alpha blob (a massive concentration of hydrogen gas believed to be a protogalaxy) that was discovered in 2009. Massing close to 40 billion suns and located 12.9 billion light years from Earth in the constellation Cetus, as of 2014 it is the largest and most distant known example of its kind. The one million dollar filly of 2015 American Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and Untouched Talent (mother of 2012 Kentucky Derby second Bodemeister) was named Himiko. See also Empress Jingu List of female castellans in Japan Explanatory notes References Citations General and cited references . External links Himiko, Britannica Online Encyclopedia Miller, Laura. 2014. "Rebranding Himiko, the Shaman Queen of Ancient History". In Mechademia, An Annual Forum for ANime, Manga and the Fan Arts: Issue #9: Origins. Minneapoolis, MN: University of