
Born 1913 in Himezi city, Hyogo prefecture, as the eldest daughter of Yonekawa Kin'o (1883-1969). She received lessons of koto and sangen from her farther. He was the first Ikuta school koto and sangen player who started artistic activity in Tokyo in Taisyo period (1912-1926). He himself was an excellent musician and performed traditional repertoire with a striking accuracy in pitches and rhythms. He was also creative in composition, inventor of the low-registered 13-stringed koto and inventor of new notations for koto and sangen.
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Soran-Bushi
Sakura
Rokudan
A Bridal Doll (Hanayome Ningyo)
The Cherry Blossoms (Sakura Sakura) - Popular Koto Melodies of Japan
"Toryanse" by Yonekawa Toshiko
Chidori no kyoku
Aki no Kyoku
Pass, Oh Pass (Toryanse)
Six Variations (Rokudan)
Kuroda-Bushi
Pass, Oh Pass (Toryanse) - Popular Koto Melodies of Japan
Godan Ginuta
お座敷小唄
The Cherry Blossoms (Sakura Sakura)
Rokudan-no-shirabe
Les Feuilles Mortes
Four Seasons In Kyoto (Gion Kouta)
Kushimoto-Bushi
O-Edo Bridge (Oedo Nihonbashi)
Roku Dan
Moon Over The Desolate Castle (Kojo no Tsuki)
Sailing Time (Defune)
Lullaby From Itsuki Village (Itsuki no Komoriuta)
Coal Miners' Song (Tanko Bushi)
Song of the Sandpiper (Chidori no Kyoku)
Hachidan
Natsu No Kyoku (On Summer)
Rokudan (Yatsuhashi-Kengyo)
Nagare (Stream)
Yuku Haru (Lingering Spring)
四季 - Shiki - Dozan Fujiwara (藤原道山)
Midare (Disorder)
Godan-Ginuta (Mitsuhashi-Kengyo)
Saga No Aki (Autumn in Saga)
月は幻想のままに - Tsuki wa Genso no mamani -
Chidori No Kyoku (Yoshizawa-Kengyo)
Kengyo)
Aki No Kyoku (Yoshizawa-Kengyo)
Yatsuhashi Kengyo: Rokudan
六段
みだれ
八千代獅子
秋の木の葉
Midare
秋の曲 "Aki No Kyouku"
千鳥の曲 "Chidori No Kyouku"
五段砧 "Godan-Ginuta"
千鳥
さくらさくら
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