Shamimaster Toshi - Activity-

Activity of passing on Japanese traditional culture to foreiners
I introduce my activity of passing on Japanese traditional culture to foreigners on this page. If you are interested in Japanese traditional culture, I will take you a grand tour!! Contact:
	2020 Jan 12 Koto experience from Australia He could played one song in one hour! https://youtu.be/CZROIG3EU8g
	2020 Jan 12 Aikido Experience from France He threw me in one hour! https://youtu.be/WklgPRqPRSw6
	2019 Oct 16 Couple from Sweden and Russia came to Japan to learn shamisen who wanted to learn it for a long time, they bought it.
	March 5th 2016, Sonde from NY
	March 6th student 2016 From texas
	Januray 13th, angshuman from india
	November 5th ,2015, I performed and had lecture about shamisen at Vasser university In NY.
	August 12th, 2015, I performed at sawanoya ryokan, this was the 7th time performance after 6 years.
	2015 June 26th Josh from Canada learned shamsien during his summer vacation.
	February 11th, 2015 Ray from the U.S started to learn tsugaru-jamisen.
	June 27th, 2014 I offered Aikido and swordfight experience with the cordinate of True Japan. Guests are all English speaking people, man was one, women were four.
	2014年02月02日 Chinese student,Jo come to learn shamisen.He said his dream that he learn shamisen in Japan came true!
	2014年01月22日ドイツからお越しのアリンさんが習いに来ることになりました。身長が１８０ｃｍもありました！ January 22th,2014 Aline from German join tsugaru-jamisen class,she was 180cm tall.
	November 4th , I　performed at the incentive tour of mazda canada.Ten tsugaru-jamisen performers are there.
	May 29 ,2012 I had a lecture for certificated tour guide how to explain Japanese Traditional Instruments.Over 20 people attend the lecture, and Everyone tried instruments.
	May 12th, 2012 I performed at Tokyo National Museum at the incentive tour of SBM,the subsidiary of IBM.
	April 12, 2012 Eric Johnson from Austin colledge in Houston come to learn shamisen during his short stay. Introduced by shamisen-katoh.
	January 30th, 2012 One of my student from Canada appeared on Tokyo shimbun. article
	September 18th, 2011, I orginezed the monthly event Japanese Lounge Night, and played with kabuki performer Iemon. Event organizer from Houston John Leigh was there.
	December 30th, 2010 I perfromed at Nija Dojo at Tabata, customor from Taiwan experienced ninja and shamisen.
	December 8th,2010 Vitaly from German start to learn shamisen, the lesson was only English!
	November 23th I organized 20th anniversary of Japanese Lounge Night,the event which introduce Japanese traditional cultures in English. Satuma biwa ,Shakuhachi, Ninja performed there, and a student of mine kyle played.
	October 26th, 2010 I had the shamisen and koto experience booth at Japanese language school student festival. more than 50 foreign students experience koto and shamisen.
	October 25th,2010 I and koto player hiroki played koto and shamisen at the halloween party at English school for children. We played ABC song and Five little monkeys by shamisen and koto.
	October 24th,2010 Kyle,a stundent of mine played shamisen at pinkcow in shibuya.
	October 23th, 2010 I played shamisen at Ninja experience class in Tabata.
	October 4th,2010 I played at Dennish embassy at the event of ISL, I played Dennish national song by shamisen.
	September 11th,2010 I played in srilanka festival at Yoyogi park as the member of "Rock of asia"
	August 7th,2010 I hold koto and shamisen experience class at Sendagaya Japanese language school for short stay foreign students.
	July 27th,2010 In asakusabashi, I hold koto and shamisen experience class for the cello emsemble from Germany.
	May 30th 2010, I holded international picnic of interanational exchange in miix SNS BBS. Two chinese , one canadian total 14 people joined the picnic.
	April 21th 2010 I got two foreign studens.One is the student of temple university, one is from California state.
	April 11th 2010, I organized a event "Japanese lounge night" at pinkcow. There were a lot of foreign audience. The second photo is NY-ya, ukulele player from NY.
	March 22nd 2010, I appeared on TV program "Asian smile" featuring korean student of waseda university.
	February 5th,2010. Canadian English teacher come to learn okinawan sanshin.
	Feburuary 1st,2010 I peformed at NIshiasakusa, the home of tea ceremony master Ohkawa sensei. I also made tea.
	January25th,2010 I performed at pink cow in shibuya. There are many foreign japanese traditional instrument player. Andrea, tsugaru-shamisen player is from US,, koto player Alisa is from russia.
	January 23th,2010 I performed at Arcadia ichigaya before the korean students of school excursion.Namishima Yoko sensei, japanese traditional dancer, had a kimono trial lesson.I played ariran by shamisen.
	January 18th,2010 I performed at Happouen, reception party from Germany. I played Loreley and german anthem by koto and shamisen.
	December 19th, 2009 I played with Jim , Bassist from NY in the Rock Band. I played koto and tsugarushamisen in the rockband at Otuka deepa in Japan.
	December 8th ,2009 I played with flamenco dancer from spain and dancer from NY at the show of flamenco dancer Yasuko nagamine.
	November 17th, 2009 I performed at Happouen in Shiroganedai, Japan. It was in the event for tourism field, there was an exbition of IJCEE, which i am a board member of the NPO.I played shamisen and koto.
	October 19th,2009 I performed at Aceinn, shinjuku akebonobashi. There were many foreigners who study Japanese. The first, nate from america, jeremy from canada, tom from sweden.
	October 19th ,2009 I performed at cafe gallery chacha. The photo is Gami san who plays shamisen.She was deeply intersted in koto.
	October 18th ,2009 I performed at pinkcow, There was a band of rap, Didgeridoo and shakuhachi.
	October 4th , 2009 I performed at ISL party.I played denmark anthem by shamisen.
	September 25th,2009 I performed at welcome party of kanagawa minami circle. The second photo is the people from Ghana and philipine.
	September 21th ,2009, Chirs who is american took koto lesson at HIS experience. She quickly learn modern tecniques.
	September 20th,2009 I performed at pink cow. We were asked performance at English embassy by the person who were intersted in Sanshin.
	August 23th,2009 I performed at pink cow.I played with shinobue player, matsukaze shion.
	June 30th,2009 I performed at sawanoya ryokan for 7th time. I played with Kumiya fujimoto who teach shamisen for foreigners in Ueno.
	June 6th and 7th,2009 I performed at Kanda no ie,traditional folk house kanda in tokyo.Foreigners from sakura house came to listen to my music. I played tsugaru-shamisen and koto.
	May 24th,2009 I perfromed at Pink cow in shibuya.I performed with English teacher Timson Masumi at aoyama gakuin university who is kot player.The photo is keseki who plays sanshin.
	May 21th,2009 I got a student from U.S.from HIS experience. She study Japanese in university in Ohio,and went to temple university in Minato-Ku ward. She said she wanted to study Japanese because it is beautiful."
	May 14th,2009 I got trial koto lesson at hotel seiyo in Ginza. A customer is from Britain,and she played Sakura, and green sleeves. This lesson is introduced by IJCEE.
	April 29th,2009 I perfromed at Pink cow in shibuya.Fujimoto kumiya who has many foreign students performed with me. I played with a student of mine who will study abroad.
	April 25th,2009 I got two students from U.S.from HIS experience. Koto player Mai kamiya helped me.Customer said they felt the fee is cheap.
	February 19th, I got a singaporian tourist from HIS experience He tried shamisen, sanshin, and koto.He liked sanshin,so i introduced okinawan shop in ginza , Washita shop.
	February 6th,2008 I brought two of my sanshin student to okinawan restarurant and I played with them. One of them is translator,and the other is foreign students of waseda univeisty. He took other foreign students,so it was like a international party. They are from Thailand,Singapore, China, Korea, USA.
	September 28th, 2008 I gave trial lesson to the forein student in Waseda Universtiy, He is ken from U,S.(originally from Thailand) he looked for the sanshin teacher who speak English. After this lesson, he decided to come to learn sanshin from me regularly. He is introduced by http://shamisen-sensei.com
	September 14th ,2008 I played tsugaru-shamisn, koto and okinawan sanshin before germany president as a guide tour cordinated by IJCEE. I played germany folk song MUSS I DENN (Wooden heart) . I explained about instruments in English.
	October 14th,2008 I performed at Sawanoya Ryokan for the sixth time.This time I played australian national anthem for australian cusomer.Japanese university stuedent who is interested in the activity like this wathed and decided to learn shamisen from me.
	October 5th,2008 I performed at monja restaurant at tukishima before the tourist form Northern Europe. ISL requested to play, the headquater is on the Denmark, so I played national anthem of denmark. The third photo is the shamisen experience by the person who played piano.
	September 5th,2008 I started koto class for foreigners at HIS Experience. She came to be able to play sakura(cherry blossom, famous childeren's song )and serve her green tea. Selwa is also learning kouta shamisen. Application is from here
	August 8th,2008 I was in the radio Tokyo FM program "Tapestry"I explained the difference between sanshin and shamisen,and talk about the activity of passing on Japanese culture for foreigners.I played Japanese POP song,"Kotoba-ni-dekinai"
	August 23th,2008,I appeared on Aera English October Editon.I talked about how to study English. It did feature on how to study Enlgish with low cost.I said "NHK Radio program is low price with good quality.The mind you want to convey is the most important thing."
	July 26th,2008, I performed at freshness burger shinjukugyoen,Dutch man,Rob who liked koto came to listen my music, and have him try instruments.I played with koto player oyuki,and he asked why I perfom at the place like this,not at the concert hall, I replied "Even Japanese have few chance to this type of music, so it can be the good chance for Japanese."
	June 3th, 2008, I performed at the school for the deaf,and I took James Harrison who is the friend of principal, to the tokyo tower, He was percussionist, so he was most interested in wadaiko drum.
	June 28th, 2008 I did a lecture concert of shamisen at ICFJ (Information Center for Foreigners in Japan).The korean woman on the last photo liked shamisen.The first photo's woman is from Enlgand, the second photo from Egypt.
	June 26th, 2008 I performed at Sawanoya Ryokan for the 5ｔｈ time.My shamisen student who is interpreter came to see my performance,so I let her explain about Bon Dance.
	June 6th,2008 I hold a Japanese culture experience class at Sadachiyo Ryokann in Asakusa. Students of manabi language school tried Kembu, shamisen,koto, and kimono.There are a students from china, korea and russia.Some students said "It was fun, and I want to come again!"
	May 19th,2008 　I send interpreter as a COO of the IJCEE at the lecture of Japanese culture for foreign student of Miami.
	Ｍａｙ 11th,2008 　I joined the tea ceremony of my Ueada- soko ryu school company.The currators of the national palace museum in china , whose major was ceramics was there, so I explained about the meaning of procedure, They were surprized to know we use different utensils in each tea ceremony.
	April 26,2008　I held a party of mixi commynity "International exchange" at Yoyogi park,Tokyo. I played shamisen and have people try the instruments. There are many foreigners,American, Honkong,etc.
	April 4,2008 I taught Fairbanks who came to Japan to learn shamisen. Kumiya Fujimoto who hold English shamisen lessonhttp://shamisen-sensei.com,introduced her.
	April 4,2008 I joined a English tea ceremony lesson at Sado kaikan in Ushigome Yanagicho. This lesson is for Japanese who want to explain tea ceremony for foreigneres.
	April 2, 2008 I peformed at Ezo goten ,Japanese food restaurant for reception party for a foreigner. There are two giesha girl who speak English.
	March 14,2008 I introduced shamisen katoh ,shamisen shop for volunteer tour guide who want to have foreigners try traditional musical instruments.
	February 28th, 2008 I performed at Sawanoya Ryokan for the 4ｔｈ time.The second photo Bruce from Wisconshin like tsugaru-jamisen music. The third photo Emma from Switzerland.They said they had good memory in Japan, so they go to various country for a trip.
	January 19th, 2008 I performed at the party of Institute for Japanense cultural exchange and experience.Kiritani Erizabeth was there, and deliverd a lecture, I boiled down the summary as a staff.There were tour guides,Alc staff,JTB staff there
	January 17th,2008 I performed at Brazil embassy in Japan. It is Japan Brazil exchange year this year. Brazil ambassador,Louise is in the photo.
	December 18th,2007　I peformed at the even "Visit Japan Campaign Incentive Showcae 2007"I play with the Japanese juggling "EdoDaikaguara"and I saw the director of JNTO(Japanese National tourist Organization) .
	September 21, 2007 I performed at Sawanoya Ryokan for the 3rd time.I play Akatonbo(dragonfly)and amazing grace by koto. The third photo is Jenifer from Brazil.
	October 28, 2007　I got the score of 740 at the Toeic test ,which is the level I can work at international department, in the foreign affiliated company.
	October 20th,2007　I and koto player hiroki performed at International cultural festival 2007 at Chiba city, Japan with houston music exchange group.I played Japanese traditional children's song"red dragonfly"with coutry musicians(The third photo) and at the last of event, I play "Deep in the heart of Texas"with coutry musicians, gospel musicians(The second photo) I was interviewed in English on stage.
	October 11th,2007 On Social Networking site "mixi" I acceded the post of the second moderator for the bulletin board of international exchange(The number of members is over 10,000 people)
	October 6th,2007 Spanish restaurant "el"at Hiroshima city, I played shamisen at the 10th anniversary of FAC(Focus on Asia Club),a international exchange club which I belonged to when I was a student.The first photo is foreign student Pepijn from the Netherland.
	September 16th,2007　WhattheDickensEbisu,Tokyo,Japan.I performed at "Save Darfur"an charity event of Amnesty International Group78. I played John lennon's "Imagine" by shamisen with guitar,bass,drum.
	July 21th,2007: I played with oud, indian dance, belly dance and dabracca at shinjukugyoen andzone. The second photo is with oud player paul,and the third one is shamisen and koto by body painting.
	May 26th,2007:I performed with hiroki at Blue bell Japan, whose cenral office is in France.The CEO is French, and there were many foreigners.
	May 22th,2007:I performed at Sawanoya Ryokan for the second time.The parents of dancing woman on the second photo is from okinawa.The third photo is Tony Smith who is the economic professor at Yale University.
	May 10th,2007:I got black belt in Aikido at head quater of Aikikai foundation. I found Aikido club when I was a colledge student ,it took me 4 years.
	March 14th,2007 :I played shamisen,sanshin and koto at Sawanoya Ryokan in Yanaka Taito district,Japan.The middle photo is Blendan, from Ohio. He plays guitar and likes koto best.
	October 7th,2006 : I played shamisen,sanshin and koto at Fiddler in Takadanobaba Shinjuku,Japan.Photo is Jessica Gibson and her manager from California.
	August 5th,2006 : I brought Tsugaru-shamisen to the international exchange party at Tokyo loose,Kabukicho,Shinjuku district,Japan.
	July 15,2006 : I played Koto at dayclub cultural exchange party at Nakameguro,Japan.The second photo is Jake,from Seatle, and the woman on the third photo is from Bulgaria.
	June 24,2006 : I performed at English conversation cafe in Nishi-nippori, Japan. Talking in English, I performed. English teacher and Japanese tried instruments.
	May 27,2006 : I performed at wedding in the Cerulean Tower Hotel in Shibuya, Japan.The wedding for Australian and Japanese.The bridegroom was an Australian, so there are many foreigners.I played weddingmarch by shamisen.
	May 20, 2006 : I performed at Gamuso,Asagaya,Japan. The photo is with shopowner Herman(Canadian).The professor of Kanda University of International Studies was in the audience.
	May 14, 2006 : I played at the event of international exchange in Yoyogi Park.(Korean,India,U.S.A) I played Korean traditional folk song, and I played Kacharshy which is the song for okinawan dance.
No Photo	April 29, 2006 : I played three Japanese traditional instruments at Gamuso in Asagaya.The shopowner is Englis and there are many foreigners..http://www.markisa.net/gamuso/index.html
No Photo	March 25.2006 : I played instruments for Korean people at the event of friendship between Korea and Japan at Ehime Prefecture in shikoku, Japan.
	March 20,2006 : I gave a classical guitarist Warren Japanese traditional culture tour.I took him Aikido Practice, I made green tea ,I played instruments with him at my home.
	March 5, 2006 : I played instruments at the artist from NY(chomp chomp) at Harajuku
	February 12,2006 : I guided English teacher,chad callauner to the All Japan traditional martial ways demonstrations. http://shamimaster.livedoor.biz/archives/2006-02.html
No photo	January 29, 2006 : I played Japan, China,Korea Friendship song by shamisen at Waseda, shinjuku district, Japan. http://www.shamimaster.com/nicchukan.html
	September 10,2005 : I played instruments and did tea ceremony at Oak wood residence in Harajuku,Japan
No photo	August ,2005 : I added the glossary of shamisen terms on my website.