14 Facts About Kushibiki Yumindo

Kushibiki Yumindo, given as Yumeto, Yumito, and Yumeno, was a Japanese impresario responsible for organizing many international exhibitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kushibiki Yumindo was born in the town of Gonohe, Aomori, either in 1859, as most Japanese sources claim, or 1865, as he stated on several occasions while in the United States.

Kushibiki Yumindo's success owed much to his collaboration with another Japanese organizer at the Columbian Expo, Arai Saburo.

Kushibiki Yumindo worked well with both American and Japanese associates, with excellent collaboration skills and little need for recognition.

Kushibiki Yumindo proposed a tour to Kawakami that would 'introduce the New Theatre to American ladies and gentlemen.

In February 1899, Kushibiki Yumindo visited the Kobe hospital where Kawakami was convalescing after an illness.

Kushibiki Yumindo had had a major loss in his business and could no longer afford to sponsor them.

Kushibiki Yumindo was going to have to be an actress.

In 1901, Kushibiki Yumindo organized "Fair Japan" at the Buffalo, New York Pan-American Exposition that ran from May to November.

Kushibiki Yumindo had little time to lose in organizing his next "Fair Japan" in Charleston for the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, set to open on December 1,1901.

Kushibiki Yumindo had at least three New York projects underway in the summer of 1903.

Kushibiki Yumindo generally received little official credit for his exposition organizing role.

Kushibiki Yumindo was instructed by the Japanese Commission to oversee the general welfare of the entertainers, including the provision of handsome returns after the completion of their services.

Kushibiki Yumindo helped organize the San Francisco Exposition, assisted by a $50,000 subsidy from the Japanese Government.