Zeami: The Noh Master Exiled to Sado at Age 72
Zeami (c. 1363-c. 1443), who perfected Japanese Noh theater under the patronage of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, was exiled to Sado Island at age 72 by the 6th shogun Yoshinori. Author of Fushikaden ("Style and Flower"), he wrote Kintosho about Sado scenery during his exile.