Background
Harudayu Takemoto was born in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, under the name of Yohe Koniya.
竹本
Harudayu Takemoto was born in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, under the name of Yohe Koniya.
Harudayu Takemoto was a talented reciter of Gidayu during the Edo Period, and did much to popularize the art and secure a permanent position in the entertainment world.
Among his descendants is Harudayii V (about 1830) who is the most famous.