Kabuki Shamisen Music Experience in Kamakura

Name: Kabuki Shamisen Music Experience in Kamakura
Brand: Viator
Price: 187 USD
Availability: InStock

2 hr 30 minEnglishBook 2 days aheadKamakura, Japan

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$187

Engage deeply with Japan's rich musical heritage in a private studio led by Jukyo Ogiebushi, a living master of the Ogie-bushi shamisen tradition. This immersive 2.5-hour experience begins with a live recital, where you'll absorb the haunting sounds of Yashima, inspired by the legendary samurai Yoshitsune. With a bilingual interpreter guiding you, you’ll learn to play ‘Sakura Sakura’ on an authentic shamisen, uncovering the philosophy of mono no aware along the way. Take home a certificate and a bilingual storybook, ensuring the beauty of this fleeting experience lingers on.

Included

Certificate of Completion (Experience)
Storybook
Guide fee for a licensed professional interpreter-guide during the experience
Shamisen Trial Lesson ("Sakura Sakura")
Shamisen Rental

Not included

Round-trip transportation costs to Kamakura Station

What you'll do

In this program, you will be guided to the private space of Mr
Shin Ogie, the heir of Ogie Bushi in Kamakura, and you will receive direct guidance on the history of the shamisen and how to play it. In addition, specialized interpreters and guides who are familiar with shamisen knowledge will provide language support. We will deliver a one-of-a-kind cultural retreat experience where you can enjoy the sound of Ogie's shamisen, which follows the “sound of silence” from the glamorous Kabuki, in the silence of Kamakura. Meeting place: Outside the JR Kamakura Station West Gate, under the clock tower on the right (a guide with an OUGI placard is waiting for you) Gathering Time: 13:00 13:15 Ogiang Festival Amusement Park 13:20 to 15:30 or 16:15 shamisen experience 【Experience composition (determined)】・Prologue ・ Instructor introduction ・About the shamisen performed on the Kabuki stage & explanation of the history of Ogie-bushi ・Explanation of instruments ・ Lecturer Mimi ・Lectures on works (how to sit upright, posture, etc.) ・Shamisen experience guide “Sakura Sakura” ・Epilogue 15:45 - 16:30 Kamakura Station Disassembly (Yodding)