Miyazono Senju (宮薗千寿, 10 September 1899 - 2 September 1985[1]) was a Japanese jōruri singer and shamisen player, designated a Living National Treasure.
He was the head of the Miyazono school of jōruri and at one time the only surviving performer in the style.
[2] Miyazono studied the nagauta singing style from a very young age, and in 1917 began studying the Miyazono-bushi and Ogie-bushi styles under Miyazono Senju III (aka Ogie Kō).
He shed his birth name, Hatsu Mizuno, taking on a number of art-names before becoming the fourth Miyazono Senju in 1959.
Senju was named a Living National Treasure in 1972,[1] and was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown the following year.