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2023-01-08

This is my record of my second private Noh flute lesson

This is my record of my second private Noh flute lesson. Last time, my teacher told me to learn “Chu-no-mai” first of all. There are 18 music standards relating to the Noh flute, and Chu-no-mai is one of them. I bought a Noh musical score book called, “Shoga-shu” in order to learn Chu-no-mai. A musical score for the Noh flute...

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2023-01-01

I now have a great Christmas memory

A Noh play called, “Resurrection of Christ” is very unique. In principle, Noh plays are based on Japanese history or classic Japanese literature. So, “Resurrection of Christ” is a heretical Noh play. It was first performed in 1953. The original author is a German missionary named Hermann Heuvers (1890 – 1977). However, it hadn’t been performed since 1963. After many...

Culture

2022-12-25

Every time I go there, I imagine the Edo period

A large historical Japanese garden named “Koishikawa Korakuen” is located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. When I go to the Hosho Noh Theater, I sometimes drop by that garden. The lush, green garden and birds singing always make me forget that I’m in the middle of a metropolis. Every time I go there, I imagine the Edo period. Old Tokyo, which was...

Nature

2022-12-18

I have been wondering why Japanese people celebrate Christmas day

It is the Christmas season in Japan this year too. I have been wondering why Japanese people celebrate Christmas day although most of them aren’t Christian. I had wondered about that ever since my childhood. I have asked many people for advice so far, but their answers were not really satisfactory. However, I finally arrived at a conclusion. To be...

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2022-12-11

I got a chance to learn the Noh flute called, Nohkan

Fortunately, I got a chance to learn the Noh flute called, “Nohkan” from a professional Nohkan player. I have started to take his private lessons. For your information, a Noh orchestra consists of four types of musical instruments: a Nohkan, a small hand drum, a large hand drum, and a floor drum. I’m interested in all of those. First of...

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