# Kato Tokiko | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 08:29 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Kato Tokiko
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `kato-tokiko`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 08:29 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-12f14aca81310653
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1134
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Kaze Uta, and Shiretoko Ryojo
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Kato Tokiko was born in 1943 in Hokkaido, where she grew up with the traditional music of the Ainu people. By the 1960s she was performing at local festivals and small venues, writing songs that would eventually include 'Shiretoko Ryojo' and 'Kaze Uta'. In 1972, 'Shiretoko Ryojo' became a national sensation in Japan. The song depicted the Shiretoko Peninsula and resonated with listeners, though Kato's music often carried political messages...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Kaze Uta — https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko/kaze-uta
2. Shiretoko Ryojo — https://lyroverse.com/kato-tokiko/shiretoko-ryojo