- Born
- August 29, 1950
- Died
- December 30, 2023 (aged 73)
- Place of birth
- Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
- Also known as
- Akiyo Masuda, 増田明代, 八代亜紀, Aki Yashiro
Biography
real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 Masuda Akiyo) (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 Hashimoto Akiyo) on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro"