Shinobazuike Bentendo
There is a colorful small temple at the edge of the Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park. Benzaiten is enshrined in this temple. Benzaiten is the...
Preparing for Koto Concert
The concerts of the koto have various styles. Sometimes, it is held by a small number of people. And sometimes, we play just only one...
Ito-shime : Changing the string
The strings of Koto become worn out or loosen with time. In such a case, we should ask the craftsman of Koto shop to change the strings....
Demonstration of making Koto
Last month, I saw some production demonstrations of Koto at the event of “Tokyo Japanese Musical Instrument Cooperative Association”....
Weights of Koto
Do you know how many kilograms the Koto is? Some people seem to think that Koto is made of logs. Koto might be very heavy if that is...
Longing
This is a picture of “Honjin Iwanami House” in Shimosuwa (Nagano prefecture) It is a valuable building that has been left since Edo...
