Source : Nagai and Kobatake Songs (1892) / The words to
"Miyasan" were written in the year 1868 by Count Yajiro
Shinagawa, and set to music by Masujiro Omura. The
song is also known as "Tonyare-Bushi". Shinagawa was
from a Samurai family. During this period (the Meiji
Restoration), the Samurai class experienced a loss of
power and property. Some Samurai in response agitated
for wars of conquest in hopes of claiming new estates
and power.
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