The shakuhachi became popular with the common people in the 1700s In the 1700s, the Komuso were featured in Kabuki and became popular as it was depicted in Ukiyo-e (woodblock...
Read more
The Japanese shakuhachi was brought from China The Japanese shakuhachi was brought from abroad and has been transformed into a uniquely Japanese version. The shakuhachi was originally from the Tang dynasty...
Read more
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...
Read more