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This is a Shinkyoku piece in the Sokyoku style from the Miyagi school . Hokkai Minyo Cho is also known as: Hokkai Minyo no Shirabe. This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Miyagi Michio . This piece was composed for koto by Miyagi Michio in 1954 .

History (from Hartshorne, Robin)
Hokkai Minyo cho was composed after Miyagi made a trip to Hokkaido. It is based on the two songs Soran bushi and Esashi Oiwake. Scored for first koto, second koto, jushichigen, kokyu and shakuhachi.

Hokkai Minyo Cho appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Miyagi Michio Sakuhin Dai Zenshu - 09  (Listen)