Mitsuyasu Maeno Mitsuyasu Maeno Mitsuyasu Maeno was born Shimoichiro Maeno in about 1947. He attended classes in acting at the University of California in 1967. Maeno was married twice, and both marriages ended in divorce. His troubled personal life also included a suicide attempt. According to his father, Maeno came under the influence of the right-wing and ultra-nationalistic philosophies of the writer Yukio Mishima. In November 1970, Mishima had attempted to incite the Self-Defense Forces to overthrow the 1947 Constitution of Japan. When his efforts to restore Japan to a wartime samurai ethic failed, Mishima committed ritual suicide. In contrast to the
Mishima Taisha Cultural Property. Mishima Taisha has a small museum. The most important object is a Japanese lacquerware wooden box with "maki-e" decoration. The box contains numerous utensils and articles used for women’s cosmetics in the late Heian period and was donated to the shrine by Hōjō Masako. It is listed as one of the National Treasures of Japan. In addition its "Honden", Mishima Taisha also has four other items which are registered as National Important Cultural Properties: In addition, a 1200-year-old Osmanthus fragrans tree in the shrine precincts is protected by the national government as a natural monument. Mishima Taisha The