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This is a Koten piece from the Oshu Kei school .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Yearning for the Bell

Legends state that the first honkyoku ever played was by a 12th century Chinese Buddhist monk who, in a trance, fashioned a flute from bamboo and began playing in such a way as to evoke the memory of his recently deceased teacher, who was noted for constantly ringing a handbell. This version of Reibo comes form the Oshu district of northern Japan. Played on a 2.6 shaku flute.

Oshu Reibo (Futaiken) appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Yearning for the Bell Legends state that the first honkyoku ever played was by a 12th century Chinese Buddhist monk who, in a trance, fashioned a flute from bamboo and began playing in such a way as to evoke the memory of his recently deceased teacher, who was noted for constantly ringing a handbell. This version of Reibo comes form the Oshu district of northern Japan. Played on a 2.6 shaku flute.
Michi  (Listen)	Tokuyama Takashi
Although from the temple of Meianji in Kyoto, Oshu-reibo was not included in the eleven pieces brought from hamamatsu by Higuchi-Taizan. Most likely, in a effort to establish the Meianji school of shakuhachi, Higuchi-Taizan adapted this arrangement from other existing honkyoku pieces of the time. Oshu is in northern Japan. Despite the distinctive quality of Oshu shakuhachi music, Oshu-reibo is not typical of this region. The melody of the present piece is more elegant and suggests a more courtly quality. Ironically, the ending is reminiscent of the kinko-ryu school.
Shakuhachi - Ryudo - 01  (Listen)	Takahashi Ryudo