Michiya Mihashi who was well-known great singer in Japan was the loved disciple of Tameshichiro Miura the 1st. Tameshichiro Miura the 1st was Michiya Mihashi’s uncle and Michiya Mihashi’s mother was also Minyo singer. When Michiya was 10 years old he participated in Hokkaido Minyo competition and got the first prize. At that time Michiya sung Esashi Oiwake. When he was 12, he made his first record. Michiya Mihashi was also famous with Tsugaru shamisen. He studied with Gunpachiro Shirakawa, the father of Tsugaru shamisen. Nowadays Tsugaru shamisen is popular and several young musicians play Tsugaru shamisen in Japan and overseas. But it was Michiya Mihashi who showed Tsugaru shamisen in Japan first. And his many songs became very popular and in 1983, the sales of the number of his record became 100million.