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Shumi Heisen

[Genre]Modern
[Composed]Yoshizawa Masakazu - Shakuhachi

Shumi Heisen appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonSorin - Kokin Gumi Shakuhachi : Yoshizawa Masakazu
"Shumi" is an imaginary sacred mountain in Buddhist legends and referred to as "Paradise”. Visualizing the dream of Fujiwara, the ruler of Hiraizumi who sought to create a paradise from the haunting ashes of the past, the composer takes the listener musically on a historical journey through Hiraizumi in Iwate prefecture.