 Michiya Mihashi

Michiya Mihashi (三橋美智也 "Mihashi Michiya", November 10, 1930 – January 8, 1996), born Michiya Kitazawa (北沢 美智也 "Kitazawa Michiya") in Kamiiso, Hokkaidō, was a famous "enka" singer in postwar Japan.Along with Hachiro Kasuga and Hideo Murata, he was regarded as one of the most notable singers to have established the genre "enka".