| While there the shogun appointed him to receive and entertain an envoy from the mikado. |
| Shortly after, in a battle with the rebels the mikado was shot dead with an arrow. |
| The sequences from The Mikado in particular impress one with their wit, their biting satire and their musicality. |
| Church and State are so closely welded that the mikado is regarded as a god. |
| Ironically, as the Savoy venture gets under way, it is the ENO which has unveiled a revival of its production of one of the original Savoy Operas, The Mikado. |
| You cannot think of the mikado of Japan in terms of royal dignity. |
