Mitsuo Aida
Mitsuo Aida was born in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan on May 20th, 1924 and is the Japanese Poet And Calligrapher. At the age of 67, Mitsuo Aida biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Aida's works became well known after the publishing of his book, Ningen damono (Because I'm Human), in 1984.
Following a brain hemorrhage, Aida died in Ashikaga, Tochigi, in 1991. Shortly after his death, in 1996, the Mitsuo Aida Museum opened in Ginza, a neighborhood in Tokyo. In 2003, the museum moved to the Tokyo International Forum, a multi-purpose exhibition center. The art show includes approximately 450 of Aida's calligraphy works, and the museum foundation organizes several art appreciation seminars throughout the country each year.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is known to be a patron of Aida's. In a 2011 pre-election speech, the politician quoted Aida's poetry, saying, "The loach, it doesn't have to imitate the goldfish." This remark let to some confusion about Noda's meaning among his followers, but also a sharp increase in the number of visitors to the Mituso Aida Museum and a renewed interest in Aida's work.
Mitsuo Aida Museum (相田 みつを) is a private museum in Chiyoda, Tokyo dedicated to the works of Aida. The museum opened in 1996 in Ginza and in 2003 moved to new location near Yurakucho Station, inside the Tokyo International Forum.