Taro Shoji

Summary

Taro Shoji is a human^[1]. Born in Akita^[2], he… he was born on December 11, 1898^[3]. He died on October 4, 1972^[4]. He worked as a singer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Akita^[2], Taro Shoji…
• Taro Shoji was born on December 11, 1898^[3].
• Taro Shoji died on October 4, 1972^[4].
• Taro Shoji held citizenship in Japan^[7].
• Taro Shoji held citizenship in Empire of Japan^[8].
• Taro Shoji's professions included singer^[5].
• Taro Shoji was educated at Waseda University^[9].
• Taro Shoji's education included a stint at Akita Prefectural Akita High School^[10].
• Taro Shoji received the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class^[11].
• Taro Shoji received the Medal with Purple Ribbon^[12].
• Taro Shoji received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class^[13].
• Taro Shoji received the NHK broadcasting culture award^[14].
• Taro Shoji was a member of Japanese Singers Association^[15].
• Taro Shoji is recorded as male^[16].
• Taro Shoji's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Taro Shoji's record label is recorded as King Records^[18].
• Taro Shoji's Commons category is recorded as Taro Shoji^[19].
• Taro Shoji's family name is recorded as Shōji^[20].
• Taro Shoji's given name is recorded as Tarō^[21].
• Taro Shoji's instrument is recorded as voice^[22].
• Taro Shoji's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[23].
• Taro Shoji's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東海林太郎'}^[24].
• Taro Shoji's name in kana is recorded as しょうじ たろう^[25].
• Taro Shoji's start of work period is recorded as 1933^[26].
• Taro Shoji's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as Q132167642^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1898-12-11^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1972-10-04^[31]

• Genre(s): ryūkōka^[32]

• Community tags: ryūkōka^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ee4f2900-9da3-42a9-b13b-49e03f17a2b4^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Akita^[2], Taro Shoji… he was born on December 11, 1898^[3].

Education

Educated at Waseda University^[9], a private university^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1882^[37], headquartered in Shinjuku^[38] and Akita Prefectural Akita High School^[10], a Japanese high school^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1873^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Taro Shoji worked as a singer^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class^[11], a grade of an order^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1875^[44]; Medal with Purple Ribbon^[12], a grade of an order^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1955^[47]; Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class^[13], a grade of an order^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1888^[50]; and NHK broadcasting culture award^[14], an award^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1949^[53].

Death and Burial

Taro Shoji died on October 4, 1972^[4].

Why It Matters

Taro Shoji ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54]

FAQs

Where was Taro Shoji born?

Taro Shoji was born in Akita^[2].

What did Taro Shoji do for work?

Taro Shoji worked as singer^[5].

Where did Taro Shoji go to school?

Taro Shoji was educated at Waseda University^[9] and Akita Prefectural Akita High School^[10].

What awards did Taro Shoji receive?

Honors received include Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class^[11], Medal with Purple Ribbon^[12], Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class^[13], and NHK broadcasting culture award^[14].