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, often referred to as simply , (5 October 1949 – 3 January 2014) was a Japanese singer and television personality. Born in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan, he started his singing career in the 1970s in Gion, Kyoto, and then moved to Shimokitazawa, Tokyo in 1980. In 1981, he sang the theme song of the first movie of the Mobile Suit Gundam, ''Suna no jujika'' and it sold thirteen thousand CDs. He moved back to Osaka in 1982 and had been active mainly in the Kansai region since then. He sang many songs about Osaka such as ''Yappa suki yanen'' (1986), ''Osaka koi monogatari'' (1989), ''Nametonka'' (1990) and ''Tokyo'' (1993). He was popular in Kansai as a frank television presenter. Having made public his dislike of Tokyo, Yashiki rarely made appearances on TV stations in Tokyo. He also kept a blacklist of people he wouldn't appear with. His trademark was sunglasses. He wore them because of his taste and glaucoma. In January 2012, he announced that he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, and that he would take a leave and concentrate on its treatment. He made a short comeback in 2013, but he died on January 3, 2014. Takajin owned five racehorses between years 1998-2006. ==Programs== * Takajin Mune Ippai () * Takajin No Money () * Takajin no Sokomade Itte Iinkai () * Takajin ONE MAN () * Muhaha no Takajin (Kansai TV) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yashiki Takajin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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