Kouta Yamashita
Kouta may refer to: * Katsutaro Kouta (1904–1974), Japanese singer * Kouta (music), a genre of music * Anthony Koutoufides, Australian rules footballer * See also * * Kota (other) * Kuta (other) Kuta may refer to: Places * Kuta, Bali, a village in Badung Regency, Indonesia ** Kuta District, in Bali ** Kuta North, a district in Bali ** Kuta South, a district in Bali * Kuta, Lombok, a village in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia ...

Katsutaro Kouta
was a Japanese female geisha and singer, who performed in the "New-" style of singing. came to be most well known, alongside another popular geisha singer, , in the " Era". Career was born on 6 November 1904 in District, Prefecture. During her childhood, she worked as a helper at a relative's restaurant, before becoming a geisha at the age of 15. developed a fondness for , a narrative style of singing intended to accompany the ; around the late period, moved to Tokyo, was accepted into the geisha district and debuted with the performing name () of . Around 1928, a geisha from the same geisha district named recorded a number of hit songs for Victor of Japan. In 1930, recorded some and songs with Odeon Record and Parlophone. A year later, she signed an exclusive contract with Victor of Japan, debuting with the song in 1931. In 1932, her B-side song titled (''"Willow Rain"'') became her first hit. released the song in the same year, with the song becoming a big h ...
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Kouta (music)
is a type of traditional Japanese music that originated in the red-light districts of Edo period (1603–1868) Japan, before developing further and experiencing wider popularity in the geisha districts that succeeded many red-light districts. Originally popularised by geisha as an alternative to (), are typically no longer than 3 minutes in length, are played on the , and are generally accompanied by singing and traditional dance. History The Japanese term has been used for a number of inconsistent musical styles throughout Japanese history, though the term is used in the modern day exclusively to refer to the style of short, informal songs first developed in the late Edo period (1603–1867) and popularised in the early Meiji period (1868–1912). During the Heian period, the term was broadly applied to court songs performed by women such as () and . This term was used in contrast to the () performed by male court musicians. In later centuries, compilations of short, ...
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Shamisen
The , also known as or (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually but sometimes when used as a suffix, according to regular rendaku, sound change (e.g. ). In Western Japanese dialects and several Edo period sources, it is both written and pronounced as . The construction of the varies in shape, depending on the genre in which it is used. The instrument used to accompany kabuki has a thin neck, facilitating the agile and virtuosic requirements of that genre. The one used to accompany Bunraku, puppet plays and Min'yo, folk songs has a longer and thicker neck instead, to match the more robust music of those genres. Construction The is a plucked stringed instrument. Its construction follows a model similar to that of a guitar or a banjo, with a neck and strings stretched across a resonating body. The nec ...
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Anthony Koutoufides
Anthony Koutoufides (; born 18 January 1973), also known by his nickname of Kouta, is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Considered by many as one of the most powerful and athletic players of all time, he played in almost every position and was often called the prototype of the modern footballer. Of Greek Cypriot and Italian descent, Koutoufides has been an Australian celebrity, making numerous television appearances both during and after his football career. He was a gladiator in the Australian television series ''Gladiators'' in character as Kouta, "a Gladiator touched by the gods" and won the Australian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2006. Early life The son of Anna (a migrant from Northern Italy) and Jim Koutoufides (a Greek-Cypriot refugee from Egypt) he was born and raised in Lalor, Victoria a suburb in Melbourne near the border of Thomastown. He was raised in Thomastown and be ...
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Kota (other)
Kota or KOTA may refer to: Places India * Kota, Rajasthan, a city in Rajasthan state ** Kota district, a district of Rajasthan state ** Kota (Lok Sabha constituency), a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Rajasthan ** Kota State, an Indian princely state * Kota, Nellore district, mandal headquarters in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh * Kota mandal, Andhra Pradesh, mandal in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh * Kota, Bilaspur, a city in Chhattisgarh * Kota, Karnataka, an area in Karnataka state * Kota, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh Brunei * Kota Batu, Brunei-Muara, a sub-district of Brunei-Muara District Indonesia * Administrative division usually translated as "city", above district (''kecamatan''), below province, equivalent to regency (''kabupaten'') * Kota Tua Jakarta, an old area in Jakarta * Kotagede, a district in Yogyakarta Japan * Kōta, Aichi, a town in Aichi Prefecture Malaysia * Kota, Negeri Sembilan, a small t ...
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