Tōsha Meishō, a Japanese hayashi musician, died on February 4, 2026.
Born Isao Nakagawa in Tokyo in 1941, he was one of a long line of Tōsha school musicians specializing in musical accompaniment for kabuki theatre. He began studying under his father, Tōsha Shūhō, around age six.
He took the name Tōsha Suihō in 1958 and made his first stage appearance in 1963 in a production of “Ō-Edo Shuten-dōji” at the Kabuki-za. Over the course of his career, he received the Osaka Prefecture Citizens’ Arts Award in 1978 and several awards from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Tōsha Meishō (藤舎名生) (1941 – 4 February 2026) was a Japanese hayashi musician, one of a long line of Tōsha school musicians specializing in providing musical accompaniment in the kabuki theatre.