Shakuhachi creator, Keiji Funagira（船明啓耳）
Keiji Funagira started playing the shakuhachi that he found in his grandparent’s house since he was a teenager. He studied under the living national treasure, master Reibo Aoki, and became a master instructor.
Funagira has experienced repairing and adjusting thousands of old and modern shakuhachi. He rediscovered the techniques for shaping the structure of the inner diameter and developed the high performance
His technique of customizing the shakuhachi according to the player, regardless of professional or amateur is highly valued, and he has the title of “shakuhachi adjustment master”
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