Yatsuhashi Kengyo

Summary

Yatsuhashi Kengyo is a human^[1]. Born in Taira^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1614^[3]. He died on July 13, 1685^[4]. He worked as a blind musician^[5] and composer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Taira^[2], Yatsuhashi Kengyo…
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo was born on January 1, 1614^[3].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo died on July 13, 1685^[4].
• Burial took place at Konkaikōmyō-ji Temple^[8].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo held citizenship in Japan^[9].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo worked as a blind musician^[5].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's professions included composer^[6].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo held the position of kengyō^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Yatsuhashi Kengyo is Rokudan no shirabe^[11].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo is recorded as male^[12].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's medical condition is recorded as blindness^[14].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's instrument is recorded as zokusō^[15].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[16].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '八橋検校'}^[17].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's name in kana is recorded as やつはし けんぎょう^[18].
• Yatsuhashi Kengyo's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[20]

• Country: JP^[21]

• Began / founded: 1614^[22]

• Ended / dissolved: 1685-07-13^[23]

• Genre(s): danmono, sōkyoku^[24]

• Community tags: danmono, sōkyoku^[25]

• MusicBrainz ID: be955045-1835-42b7-aa2a-6a92f319708c^[26]

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Origins and Family

Yatsuhashi Kengyo's place of birth was Taira^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1614^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include blind musician^[5] and composer^[6]. Yatsuhashi Kengyo held the position of kengyō^[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Yatsuhashi Kengyo is Rokudan no shirabe^[11]. Things named for him include yatsuhashi^[27].

Death and Burial

Yatsuhashi Kengyo died on July 13, 1685^[4]. He is buried at Konkaikōmyō-ji Temple^[8].

Why It Matters

Yatsuhashi Kengyo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

He is credited with the discovery of hirajōshi scale^[30], a Japanese musical scale^[31]. Entities named for him include yatsuhashi^[27].

FAQs

Where was Yatsuhashi Kengyo born?

Yatsuhashi Kengyo was born in Taira^[2].

What did Yatsuhashi Kengyo do for work?

Yatsuhashi Kengyo worked as blind musician^[5] and composer^[6].

What did Yatsuhashi Kengyo discover?

Yatsuhashi Kengyo is credited as discoverer of hirajōshi scale^[30].