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This is a Koten piece from the Oshu Kei school .

History (from Tokuyama Takashi)
The temple of Echigomeianji is located in Niigata Prefecture. Its founder, Sugawara Yoshiteru, became a komuso first in Kyoto and then in Tokyo. He often dedicated his performances to the Tokugawa Daimyo. Due to his skills as a ninja, Sugawara became something of a small daimyo himself. He was permitted to build his own temple, which became Echigomeianji.

Hachigaeshi (Echigo) appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Michi  (Listen)	Tokuyama Takashi
The temple of Echigomeianji is located in Niigata Prefecture. Its founder, Sugawara Yoshiteru, became a komuso first in Kyoto and then in Tokyo. He often dedicated his performances to the Tokugawa Daimyo. Due to his skills as a ninja, Sugawara became something of a small daimyo himself. He was permitted to build his own temple, which became Echigomeianji.