is a Japanese comedian who plays the ukulele

Ukulele

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History

Shinji was born in Meguro, Tokyo

Meguro, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.Meguro hosts fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. One of Tokyo's most exclusive residential neighborhoods is located in Meguro....

 on 26 September 1934. His real name is . His appearance in the live vaudevillian show, "Shirouto Yose" featuring amateur

Amateur

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 entertainers established his career as an independent comedian. Shuichi Makino(牧野周一) coached him, and gave him his stage name

Stage name

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Comedian

• In 1960, Maki became the host of the radio program, "Ukelele Weekly Report" (the original title is "ウクレレ週刊誌") on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
  Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
  is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network and also has a relationship with JOLF and Fuji Television....
  
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• In 1963, Maki hosted Vaudevillian TV (大正テレビ寄席) on TV Asahi
  TV Asahi
  , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
  
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Other activities

• Maki was elected the leader of the Tokyo Vaudevillian Guild in 1999. He enjoys painting and his art
  Art
  Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
  
  is often shown on TV.
• Like other entertainers of his era, Maki is now semi retired.

External links

• Shinji's Advetisement