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- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1956
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- 9
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- Ikuta-ryū sōkyoku gakufu
- Ikuta-ryū sōkyoku senshu
- Koto gakufu
- Miyagi Michio sakkyoku shū
- Miyagi Michio shōkyoku shū
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Michio Miyagi (宮城道雄, April 7, 1894 - June 25, 1956) was a Japanese musician, famous for his koto playing. He was born in Kobe. He lost his sight in 1902, when he was 8 years old, and started his study in koto under the guidance of Nakajima Kengyo II, dedicating the rest of his life to the instrument. In 1907 he moved with his family to Incheon, in southern Korea. When he was 14 years old, in 1909 he finished his first composition, Mizu no Hentai. At 18 he reached the rank of kengyo, the highest
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