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Maruta Shimanō III

三世 丸田 島能

6/22/1907 - ????

Koto - Shamisen

Maruta Shimanō III (Tomita Hikaru) was born June 22, 1907 in Tokyo.
He studied Yamada-ryū koto and shamisen under Ishimaru Kayori (Nakanoshima Shōsei lineage), and started teaching in 1927.
In a career that spanned 60 years, he was a lecturer on Sōkyoku at Otsuma Gakuen, the head of the Maruta-kai, and affiliated with the Nihon Sankyoku Kyōkai.

Also Known As 富田 光
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