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Torii Tonami V

五世 鳥居 登名美

Torii Tonami V
7/9/1905 - 3/19/1992

Koto - Shamisen

Born in Shizuoka, July 9, 1905, Torii Tonami V (Torii Moto) studied Yamada-ryū koto and shamisen under her adoptive mother, Torii Tonami IV, Imai Keishō, Nakanoshima Shōsen, Nakanoshima Kin’ichi, and Yamato Shōwa.
She received her teaching license in 1930.
During a career spanning more than six decades, she was head of the Yōna-kai and a planning committee member of the Nihon Sankyoku Kyōkai.
She passed away on March 19, 1992.

Also Known As 鳥居 もと (Torii Moto)
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