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

Sado Okesa appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Flower Dance - Japanese Folk Melodies  (Listen)
This piece stems from a folk song of Niigata. Its melody was probably brought from Kyushi, the southernmost island; many similar melodies were set to different words and are familiar to today's listeners. Sado kesa describes the small island of Sado where criminals were transported.
Folk Songs with Shakuhachi  (Listen)
Journey of the Wind  (Listen)
Koto Melodies of Japan - Hogaku Yonin no Kai (The Four Players Group)  (Listen)
Near the Japan Sea coast of the middle part of the Japanese mainland there is a small island called Sado Island. In the old days it was famous for being an exiles' island and for its gold mine. Sado-Okesa is the most popular song among the people of this island. In the Bon Festival in summer the islanders form a circle and sing this song, dancing elegantly. The Festival is a traditional Japanese event when the dead's souls were once believed to return to this world. In the present days the festival still exists as a kind of recreation. The above-mentioned Awa-Odori and Kiso-Bushi, too, are danced in this festival.
Melody of Japan - Brightness of Summer  (Listen)
Memories of My Home  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Minyo Meijin Series Watanabe Kizo  (Listen)
Minyo Shakuhachi no Shirabe  (Listen)
Nihon Minyo - Shakuhachi Tokusen Shu - 2  (Listen)
Shakuhachi Folk Tunes - Vol 1  (Listen)
Shakuhachi, Shamisen no Shirabe; Nihon no Minyo - 2  (Listen)
Tokusen Shakuhachi Minyo  (Listen)