The term 'THE MIKADO, FOR ONE' is an 8 letter answer to a crossword puzzle and it refers to an operetta. The Mikado is a comic opera in two acts by Gilbert and Sullivan, first performed in 1885. It is set in Japan and tells the story of Nanki-Poo, a young man who falls in love with Yum-Yum, a ward of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner. The Mikado is ONE of the most popular works of musical theatre from the Victorian era.