Shamisen (Japanese traditional musical instrument) Experience in Fukuoka

Are you interested in music or musical instrument? With this experience you will be able to experience one of Japan's traditional musical instrument the "Shamisen".

This program not only you will be able to listen to experts playing the shamisen, however you can also experience playing the shamisen and at the end of the program, you will come out being able to play a song with the Shamisen.

What is Shamisen?

Shamisen is a three string guitar instrument which is a traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from Chinese instrument sanxian. The instrument is played with a pick called a bachi.

This instrument is well known in kabuki performance, and is also used in other Japanese traditional performance arts.

A Message from a Shamisen player

Tsuyoshi Tomoyama : I started to play Tsugaru-shamisen when I was a college student. I have been playing shamisen mainly in Fukuoka. I became a member of NORIDAN which is a Korean entertainment company in 2012 and played many types of songs for 2 years in Korea. If the country is different, so is the culture, and it can be said for music and musical instruments. I enjoyed interacting with various people through music and musical instruments there. Let’s try shamisen and enjoy Japanese culture together!