also known as
Minokichi Yoshino, Nanrуu
storyteller
Shibata Kaoru was a Japanese storyteller. His first stage name was Nanrуu. A believer of the Nichiren Sect of Buddhism, he studied the life of Nichiren, its founder, and liked to tell about his life.
Background
Shibata Kaoru was born in 1845. Real name: Minokichi Yoshino.