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

History (from Takahashi Yujiro)
Yamanaka wa samong the best of numerous hot-spring resorts on the Noto Peninsula, thus a major domestic tourist attraction. This is a "parlour song" for geisha to sing to or with vacationing clients as intimate entertainment.

Never forget the road to Yamanaka: to the east, Pine Mountain; to the west, Mt. Yakushi.
In the valley, the sound of rushing water; on the peak, a storm;
in between, at Yamanaka, the aroma of the hot baths.
(From Mt. Yakushi I can see all of Yamanaka at a glance; why can't I see into his heart?)

haa wasureshansu na Yamanaka michi o, higash'ya Matsuyama nish'ya Yakushi // tani n'ya mizuoto, mine ni wa arashi, ai no Yamanaka yu no nioi.

Yamanaka Bushi appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Memories of Japan  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Min'yo - Folk Song from Japan - Takahashi Yujiro and friends  (Listen)
Yamanaka wa samong the best of numerous hot-spring resorts on the Noto Peninsula, thus a major domestic tourist attraction. This is a "parlor song" for geisha to sing to or with vacationing clients as intimate entertainment. Never forget the road to Yamanaka: to the east, Pine Mountain; to the west, Mt. Yakushi. In the valley, the sound of rushing water; on the peak, a storm; in between, at Yamanaka, the aroma of the hot baths. (From Mt. Yakushi I can see all of Yamanaka at a glance; why can't I see into his heart?) haa wasureshansu na Yamanaka michi o, higash'ya Matsuyama nish'ya Yakushi // tani n'ya mizuoto, mine ni wa arashi, ai no Yamanaka yu no nioi. Copyright 1999 - Dr David W. Hughes e-mail dh6@soas.ac.uk
Shakuhachi Folk Tunes - Vol 2  (Listen)
Shakuhachi Min'yo  (Listen)