Sada Yacco or Sadayakko (å· ä¸Š 貞奴, Kawakami Sadayakko, July 18,
1871 - December 7, 1946) was a Japanese geisha, actress and
dancer.Sadayakko Kawakami was born July 18, 1871, the youngest of
twelve children.:p16 "My grandfather on my mother's side was an
assistant magistrate and rather famous, I hear. Our house was in
Nihonbashi, right where the Bank of Japan is now.":p13 "For
generations her family had run the Echizen-ya, a large store that
incorporated a currency exchange and a bookshop.":p14According to
Leslie Downer's biography of her, "Sada's mother, Otaka [Koguma], was
a notable beauty. In her youth she had worked for a time in the
mansion of a daimyÅ , a provincial lord. There she acquired airs and
graces and an aristocratic style. Sada's father, Hisajiro Koyama, was
such a placid, saintly man that he was nicknamed 'Buddha.' When he
married Otaka, he moved into the family house and eventually inherited
the business.":p14
1871 - December 7, 1946) was a Japanese geisha, actress and
dancer.Sadayakko Kawakami was born July 18, 1871, the youngest of
twelve children.:p16 "My grandfather on my mother's side was an
assistant magistrate and rather famous, I hear. Our house was in
Nihonbashi, right where the Bank of Japan is now.":p13 "For
generations her family had run the Echizen-ya, a large store that
incorporated a currency exchange and a bookshop.":p14According to
Leslie Downer's biography of her, "Sada's mother, Otaka [Koguma], was
a notable beauty. In her youth she had worked for a time in the
mansion of a daimyÅ , a provincial lord. There she acquired airs and
graces and an aristocratic style. Sada's father, Hisajiro Koyama, was
such a placid, saintly man that he was nicknamed 'Buddha.' When he
married Otaka, he moved into the family house and eventually inherited
the business.":p14
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