What kind of music would you like to play if you could play the shakuhachi? This time, we would like to introduce three representative shakuhachi pieces that would be cool if you could play them. 1. Tsuru no Sugomori (the nesting crane) This piece, which expresses the flight and chirping of cranes, describes the birth of a baby crane, its…
Shamisen is one of Japan’s traditional musical instruments, and there are three types: Hosozao (thin neck), Nakazao (medium neck), and Futozao (thick neck). Futozao shamisen is the thickest of the three types divided by the thickness of the neck, and has a large body and thick strings. When Futozao shamisen was introduced to the Tsugaru region, it was mainly used…
