Japanese Shinobue Bamboo Flute – Heart Sutra Engraved | 5-Hon Choshi (A Key) | Traditional Festival Fue| P-B-K5-1
This Japanese bamboo flute (shinobue) produces a clear, authentic shinobue sound with excellent tone balance. It requires a moderate amount of breath and features a comfortable size, making it ideal for beginners, women, and players with smaller hands.
Although bamboo is naturally prone to cracking, this shinobue is specially reinforced using vacuum resin impregnation technology, significantly improving durability and resistance to drying and cracking.
From careful bamboo selection and drying to finger hole drilling and precise tuning, every step of the manufacturing process is performed by hand by skilled craftsmen.
Made in Japan, this traditional Japanese flute is widely loved by musicians, including professional performers and shrine musicians, and is suitable for both practice and performance.
Creator
Kaoru Shimura
Lives and works in Kanagawa Prefecture.
At the age of 30, Kaoru Shimura started playing the shinobue because he likes mountain climbing and wanted to have a hobby that he could do even at the top of a mountain. Bamboo is a material that tends to crack when it dries out, but he decided that he wanted to play it anytime, anywhere, which led him to research and develop the reinforced flute. He plays shinobue as a member of a local musical instrument preservation society.
What is the Heart Sutra (般若心経／Hannya Shingyō)?
The Heart Sutra is a Buddhist scripture that condenses the teachings on the path to enlightenment. It is widely recited because it contains the core of Buddhist philosophy: the concept of “emptiness” (śūnyatā).
“Emptiness” refers to the profound understanding that all things are impermanent and without fixed essence. Through this insight, the sutra teaches the wisdom needed to free oneself from attachment and delusion.
These teachings help release the mind from confusion and suffering, offering guidance for living a calmer and more peaceful life. For this reason, the Heart Sutra has been cherished and recited by countless people for centuries.
What is "Vacuum Resin Impregnation Technology"?
The shinobue is placed entirely immersed in the resin tank in a vacuum chamber, and the air is rapidly removed with a vacuum pump and left in place for approximately 8 hours. It is then removed from the chamber and the resin is cured.
【No.】 P-B-K5-1
【Color】 Blown
【Length】 45.5cm / 17.9inch
【Circumference】7.0cm / 2.7inch
【Weight】 61.5g
【Materials】 Made from bamboo
- Tuned to traditional Do Re Mi
- 5-Hon Choshi, A Key
- Sound frequency: A=442hz
When playing in an ensemble, the tone should be chosen carefully. However, when playing solo, the tone is chosen more according to the mood of the piece than whether it is in tune or not.
Important:
Shipping
- The shipping fee is＄40 for overseas, ＄20 for Japan.
- If you order in large quantities, it will cost an additional amount.
- We generally ship internationally using Japan Post Small Packet service. However, depending on the destination, size, or shipping conditions, we may use other shipping methods when necessary.
- All shipments include a tracking number, which will be provided after dispatch.
- Each flute is carefully packed in a protective tube to ensure safe delivery.
Estimated delivery time
- North America / Europe: about 1–3 weeks
- Asia: about 1–2 weeks
Tax
- There is no charge for duty on all orders shipped outside Japan.
- If you have to pay customs duties in your own country, please pay at your own expense.
