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5 unusual facts about Sakata


Candlestick pattern

Much of the credit for candlestick charting goes to Munehisa Homma, (1724–1803), a rice merchant from Sakata, Japan who traded in the Ojima Rice market in Osaka during the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Numa Morikazu

Following peasant unrest, Numa was sent to investigate the situation in Sakata Prefecture late in 1875.

Sakata

Sakata Tōjūrō, stage name taken on by a number of Kabuki actors

Lenn Haruki Sakata (born 1954), former American professional baseball player

Sakata, Yamagata

Silk, 2007, a film set in the 19th century, about a silkworm merchant and his love life, based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco


Eio Sakata

Although Sakata suffered defeats for these top titles, he went on to win many other titles, including the Judan and Oza.

Sandra Sakata

One of Jean Cacicedo's shibori designs is called "For Sandra" in homage to Sakata and Obiko.


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