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This is a Modern piece . Nihon Minyo Kumikyoku Dai Ichiban is also known as: Japanese folk song suite no. 1. This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Fukushima Yujiro . This piece was composed for koto by Fukushima Yujiro .

History (from Sugawara Kuniyoshi)
This work is based on five well known Japanese folk songs. Yasaburo Bushi, from Aomori is a children's counting song which has made its way into the adult world and is loved by people of all ages. Itsuki Lullaby, from Kumamoto, is known throughout Japan, and in this suite the shakuhachi carries the compassionate melody. The mood brightens for the up-tempo Tsugaru Jongara Bushi, from Aomori. Sendo Uta (Song of the ferryman), from Hiroshima, paints a picture of the beautiful Seto inland sea. The suite concludes with the famous Fools Dance, the Awa Odori, from Tokushima.

Nihon Minyo Kumikyoku Dai Ichiban appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Masters of Zen - Ugetsufu  (Listen)	Sugawara Kuniyoshi
This work is based on five well known Japanese folk songs. Yasaburo Bushi, from Aomori is a children's counting song which has made its way into the adult world and is loved by people of all ages. Itsuki Lullaby, from Kumamoto, is known throughout Japan, and in this suite the shakuhachi carries the compassionate melody. The mood brightens for the up-tempo Tsugaru Jongara Bushi, from Aomori. Sendo Uta (Song of the ferryman), from Hiroshima, paints a picture of the beautiful Seto inland sea. The suite concludes with the famous Fools Dance, the Awa Odori, from Tokushima.
Ugetsufu  (Listen)	Sugawara Kuniyoshi
This work is based on five well-known Japanese folk songs. Yasaburo Bushi, from Aomori, is a children's counting song which has made its way into the adult world and is loved by people of alt ages. Itsuki Lullaby, from Kumamoto, is known throughout Japan, and in this suite the shakuhachi carries the compassionate melody. The mood brightens for the up-tempo Tsugaru Jongara Bushi, from Aomori. Sendo Uta (Song of ferryman) from Hiroshima paints a picture of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea. The suite concludes with the famous "Fools Dance: the Awa Odori, from Tokushima. Yujiro Fukushima was born in Kumamoto in 1932, and he studied both composition and conducting. He is active as a composer and teacher, and throughout his distinguished career he has won many prizes for his works.