Tachibana family Tachibana no Suke

A musician at a vaudeville theater and head of the Ukiyo-bushi school. Her real name was Ishida Miyo. She was born in Tokyo. She became a disciple of San'yutei Enkitsu, and began performing at vaudeville theaters at the age of six, singing Kiyomoto, Hauta, and Zokukyoku. In 1882 (Meiji 15), she moved to Osaka, where she gained popularity for her men's clothing and beautiful voice. After returning to Tokyo in 1885, she became popular with her signature "Three Cities Music Storytelling" and "Hauta Ukiyo-bushi" songs, such as "Osaka Tenma," "Kyoto no Shiki," and "Totchiriton," and was called "Onnakubou" (female public official). In 1912, she became head of the Ukiyo-bushi school. On June 29, 1935, she was swept away by the muddy waters of the Kamiya River in Kyoto, which had flooded due to a typhoon, and died.

[Yoshihiro Kurata]

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寄席(よせ)の音曲師(おんぎょくし)、浮世節の家元。本名石田みよ。東京生まれ。三遊亭円橘(えんきつ)の弟子になり、6歳から寄席へ出て清元(きよもと)、端唄(はうた)、俗曲を歌う。1882年（明治15）大阪へ下り、男装と美音で人気を博した。85年に帰京後は、『大阪天満(てんま)』『京の四季』『とっちりとん』など「三都音曲語り分け」や「端唄浮世節」を看板に、人気者となって「女公方(おんなくぼう)」といわれた。1912年浮世節家元になる。昭和10年6月29日、台風による増水で京都・紙屋川の濁流にのまれて没した。

［倉田喜弘］

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