Experience the history of shamisen and traveling entertainers

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  • Duration: 2 hours (approx.)
  • Location: Kawasaki, Japan
  • Product code: 466635P1
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Itinerary

Find the history of the shamisen and traveling entertainers!
Workshop to experience playing handmade mini-shamisen in a 50-year-old house.
With musical instruments, tea ceremonies, and Goze song performance.

This workshop will start with a traditional Japanese costume, the happi, in preparation for feeling the spirit of the Japanese people.

Next, there will be a historical commentary on the shamisen and the blind female traveling entertainer "Goze".

Then we will build an easy mini shamisen, give a lecture on how to play it, and you will be able to play two music.

At the end of the tour, you can enjoy tea ceremony and live performance of goze songs with real shamisen.

You can take home the mini-shamisen you made as a souvenir of your stay in Japan, with a story to tell.

Experience the shamisen and goze history in the Japanese-style room of a 50-year-old house.


Inclusions

  • Shamisen Kit
  • Costume (rental)
  • light meal

Exclusions

Schedule Details

Departure Dates:

See Availability.

Departure Point:

Mukogaoka-Yuen Station, 2098 Noborito, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-0014, Japan

Duration

2 hours(approx.)

Return details

Returns to original departure point

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Additional Information

Not wheelchair accessible

Service animals allowed

Near public transportation

Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Most travelers can participate

This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Confirmation will be received at time of booking