“We Noh" is an application that provides easy-to-understand explanations of Noh drama, a traditional Japanese performing art. The ancient Noh drama has deep roots in Japanese history and culture. In...
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A new video added to Youtube! Keiji Funagira started playing the shakuhachi that he found in his grandparent’s house since he was a teenager. He studied under the...
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Japanese culture can be studied on the website "Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese", which is a Japanese language learning website operated by the Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai....
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A new video added to Youtube! Keiji Funagira started playing the shakuhachi that he found in his grandparent’s house since he was a teenager. He studied under the...
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The shakuhachi was used for Buddhist practice The Fukeshu is a sect of Zen Buddhism, they had no doctrine or scriptures, and playing the shakuhachi was a form of Buddhist practice....
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A new video added to Youtube! Keiji Funagira started playing the shakuhachi that he found in his grandparent’s house since he was a teenager. He studied under the...
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A new video added to Youtube! Keiji Funagira started playing the shakuhachi that he found in his grandparent’s house since he was a teenager. He studied under the...
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The short shakuhachi with only one joint appeared After the Shosoin shakuhachi disappeared, the Hitoyogiri came to be played. The reason why it was called the Hitoyogiri is that it...
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The oldest shakuhachi in Japan The shakuhachi was introduced from Tang China during the Nara period （710-794）as an instrument for Gagaku *（雅楽 : ancient Japanese court music）.* But the shakuhachi...
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I have been to Tokushima several times, but I have never been to the Awa Odori Hall. So, this was my first visit. Awa Odori Hall is about 15...
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A new video has been added to YouTube！ Kaizan Harago Tozan ryu shakuhachi Kaizan Harago was born in Tokushima, Japan. His father taught him shakuhachi from childfood, after...
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Tosan's remarkable success In April 1922, the head office was moved from Osaka to Tokyo. At that time, the shakuhachi was popular in combination with the koto, called the Sankyoku...
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A new video has been added to YouTube！ Kaizan Harago Tozan ryu shakuhachi Kaizan Harago was born in Tokushima, Japan. His father taught him shakuhachi from childfood, after...
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