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Sayuri Yōko
Mie Yamashita (in original Japanese: 山下 みゑ) (September 25, 1901 – January 13, 1986), better known by her stage name Sayuri Yōko (小百合 葉子/さゆり ようこ), was a Japanese theatre company president and actress. She is the founder and chairman of Dandelion, a children's theatre company. She was active as a stage, radio and film actress before and during the war. After the war, she founded a children's theatre company and devoted her life to her company. She was called 'a living witness to children's theatre after the war'. History Early years Sayuri Yōko was born in 1901 in Takizawa, Iwate, Takizawa, Toda Village, Hikisa County, Shizuoka Prefecture (later Takizawa Town, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu, Hamamatsu City). She lost her father when she was eight years old. Her mother went back to her parents' home, Kawana Village, but Yōko remained where she was as a successor of the family. Although she lived comfortably surrounded by her great-uncle and servants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
