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This is a Min'yo piece from the Min'yo school .

History (from Takahashi Ryozan)
Ever since the twelfth century rice has been carried down river from Mogami to the port at Sakata. The Mogami is one of the great rivers of Japan and its course is interrupted by falls, rapids and fast currents. The boatman, who has to negotiate all these difficulties, sings as he faces the various dangers.

Mogamigawa Funa Uta appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Minyo Meijin Series Kikuchi Tansui  (Listen)
Minyo of Tohoku  (Listen)	Takahashi Ryozan
Ever since the twelfth century rice has been carried down river from Mogami to the port at Sakata. The Mogami is one of the great rivers of Japan and its course is interrupted by falls, rapids and fast currents. The boatman, who has to negotiate all these difficulties, sings as he faces the various dangers.
Sato no Ue  (Listen)
Shakuhachi Min'yo - 1991  (Listen)
Shakuhachi Minyo  (Listen)	Yes
Shakuhachi no sekai - 2  (Listen)
Words Can't Go There  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
World of Shakuhachi  (Listen)	Yes
World of Shakuhachi, The  (Listen)	Yashita Isamu