Yonekawa Fumiko II
二世 米川 文子
Born 1926
Koto & Shamisen
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Born in Okayama Prefecture as the eldest daughter of the first Yonekawa Fumiko's older brother, Kiyoshi, Yonekawa Misao was adopted by the first Yonekawa Fumiko. She spent her childhood in Kobe. In 1939 (Showa 14), she studied Ikuta-ryū koto under the first Yonekawa Fumiko. In 1950, she won the Minister of Education Award at the 1st Japanese Music Competition. In 1970, she became a director of the Ikuta-ryū Association, and in 1974, she became a director of the Japan Sankyoku Association. In 1967, 1976, and 1980, she was honored to perform in front of the Emperor, and in 1988, she participated in and performed at the International Congress of Music Education (ISME) held in Australia. In 1993 (H5), she won the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize, and in 1994, she was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal. In 1999, a few years after the passing of Yonekawa Fumiko I, she assumed stage name Yonekawa Fumiko II. In 2000, she was awarded the Fourth Class Order of the Precious Crown. In 2003, she became president of the Japan Sankyoku Association. In 2008, she was recognized as a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). She currently works as an educator, serving as a professor at Kurashiki Sakuyo University, a lecturer at the NHK Culture Center, and a lecturer in the New Kabuki Training Division of the Japan Arts Council, and continues to perform.
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| Also Known As 米川みさを (Yonekawa Misao); 米川文勝之 (Yonekawa Fumikatsu) |
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