(3)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

(3)Kyoto dance master Inoue Yachiyo IV dies at 98

KYOTO, Japan - Inoue Yachiyo IV (L), a living national treasure and the master of the Inoue school of Kyoto dancing, died March 19, her family said March 24. She was 98. Photo shows Inoue handing a dancing fan to an apprentice dancer in December 1998.

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