The setting of 'The Mikado' is the fictional town of Titipu, a Japanese town. It is a comic opera written by Gilbert and Sullivan in 1885. The story follows the adventures of Nanki-Poo, a young man who disguises himself as a wandering minstrel in order to escape an arranged marriage. He falls in love with Yum-Yum, a ward of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner of Titipu. The opera is set in a mythical Japan, and the characters are all Japanese.