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White Roots (ridges) of Fuji Vocals: Yuki Saori, Yasuda Sachiko Lyrics: Misumi Suzuko (1872-1921) Music: Jeremiah Ingalls (1764-1828) This song was written to commemorate the maritime accident that occurred on January 23, 1910 (Meiji 43), when a boat carrying 12 students from Zushi Kaisei Junior High School capsized off the coast of Shichirigahama, killing all on board. It began as a memorial song sung by Misumi Suzuko, a teacher at Kamakura Girls' School (now Kamakura Girls' Academy), a sister school of Zushi Kaisei Junior High School, at a joint memorial service held on the afternoon of February 6, accompanied by an organ and led by over 70 female students clad in black family crests and hakama.