The International Shakuhachi Society
- Recording: Kyotaku -
Kyotaku
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"Zen Buddist melodies. Remastered from a tape recording made in 1964."
Nishimura Koku
BIEM - Kyotaku 98
1998
| Track | Title | Kanji | Length | Shakuhachi | Shamisen | Koto |
| 1 (Listen) | Choshi (Myoan Shinpo Ryu) | 調子 | 04'59 | Nishimura Koku | ||
| A training song involking the image of the city of Kyoto. | ||||||
| 2 (Listen) | Ajikan (Itchoken) | 阿字観 | 09'47 | Nishimura Koku | ||
| A song about the journey of human beings from birth to death based on the sacred scriptures of Buddism. | ||||||
| 3 (Listen) | Reibo (Don't know which version) | 霊慕 | 11'17 | Nishimura Koku | ||
| A song from the northeastern part of Japan suggesting the experience of listening to the sound of a bell as it moves in the air. | ||||||
| 4 (Listen) | Choshi (Yamato) | 調子 (大和) | 07'50 | Nishimura Koku | ||
| A training song from the Yamato area. In this version, Yamato choshi is introduced by Kyo-choshi. | ||||||
| 5 (Listen) | Saji | 薩慈 | 10'52 | Nishimura Koku | ||
| A song about the love of Boddisatva. Arrangement by Koku Nishimura. | ||||||