On 5 October 2013, comedian and singer Yakkun Sakurazuka died in an accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Mine, Yamaguchi, while en route to a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture.
On October 5, 2013, Yakkun Sakurazuka, an entertainer, succumbed to an accident while driving from Yamaguchi to Kumamoto for a performance on the Chugoku Expressway.