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Yamamoto Shinzan

Yamamoto  Shinzan
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Born in Tokyo in 1963, Shinzan Yamamoto was seven when he began his pupilage with his father, Hozan Yamamoto - the famed Shakuhachi player who was recognized as a ‘National Living Treasure’ by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan in 2002.

Since 1985, Shinzan Yamamoto, now an accomplished Shakuhachi player himself, has performed in Korea, the North, Central and South America regions, Europe and various other countries. He was also a graduate of the Faculty of Letters (majoring in French Literature) from Chuo University, Japan.

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The International Shakuhachi Society - 2013