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Tamaki Tokuyama
was a classically trained baritone and a famous singer of popular music in Shōwa period, early Shōwa era Japan. Life and career Tokuyama was born to a medical practitioner on July 27, 1903, in a village in Kanagawa Prefecture's Kōza District, west of Yokohama. After completing high school, Tokuyama enrolled in the Tokyo School of Music (later part of the Tokyo University of the Arts). Upon completing his studies there, he became a faculty member of the Musashino Academia Musicae. He accompanied as a piano player, who was also a graduate from Tokyo University of Arts. Satō became the first female best selling ryūkōka singer soon after the radio broadcasting began in 1925 and had a contract with JVC, Nippon Victor Company. In 1930 Tokuyama was signed a record contract with Nippon Victor Company where he would remain for the rest of his life. His song ''Samurai Nippon'' (侍ニッポン)—its lyrics based on an eponymous novel by Jirōmasa Gunji that was popular at the tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōza District, Kanagawa
is a district located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It currently consists of only one town, Samukawa. The entire cities of Chigasaki, Fujisawa, Yamato, Ayase, Ebina, Zama; and parts of the city of Sagamihara, were formerly part of Kōza District. As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 47,812 and a density of 3,560 persons per km2. The total area is 13.42 km2. Towns and villages *Samukawa History Kōza District was one of the ancient subdivisions of Sagami Province, extending from Sagami Bay north to the border of Musashi Province between the Sagami River and the Sakai River. It was mentioned in the '' Nihon Shoki'' records of 675 AD in the Nara period as . The provincial capital of Sagami Province and its '' kokubunji'' were located within Kōza District, although its exact location is today unknown. The area was under the control of various ''shōen'' from the Heian period through the Sengoku period, and was held as ''tenryō'' territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
