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Ichimaru
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Ichimaru (市丸) born Mitsue Goto (後藤 まつゑ Gotō Matsue, July 16, 1906 – February 17, 1997) grew up in Japan with eleven siblings under harsh conditions. She left her family at the age of fourteen or fifteen to work at a geisha house. She spent much of her early years working at a hot springs spa in Asama, located in the Nagano Prefecture as an oshaku waitress. One time she was asked to sing by one of her customers, she was terribly embarrassed at her inability to sing and vowed to improve her skills. At the age of nineteen she moved to Tokyo and joined the Ichimatsuya Okiya, and took on… read more
