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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for koto by Hikage Shoko in 1993 .

Isana appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Shoko Hikage - Koto  (Listen)		Hikage Shoko
This composition combines images of the deep ocean and those evoked by C.W. Nichol's novel, Isana. Isana is the nickname that whalers used to call whales. The original arrangement was for 13 strings Koto (1991).