Messages from the Taisho Era through Japanese instruments, vocal music and Japanese dance
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Jun Akaru
- subsidy category
- Startup Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 4 (2022) 4th Startup Grant
Business Overview
It recreates the new Japanese music and dance movement of the Taisho era 100 years ago, which was the origin of Tokyo's pop art culture, and expresses the wish of the poets of the time for the continuation of nostalgic Japan. The music was arranged by a great-grandson of Ryutaro HIROTA, a leading composer of the time. The performers are mainly graduates of the Tokyo University of the Arts, which has been at the center of Japanese music for 100 years, and current students during the COVID-19 era. [Program] 1. Utakoto-Sanbaso - Okina Oiran no Hana2. Taisho poets' songs (rain, butterfly's child, Toosenbo, dandelion, soap bubble) 3. Sasesouko 4. Taisho poets' songs (sailor, Suzume no Gakko, Komoronaru Kojo no Nishi) 5. Utakoto-Sanbaso - Inazuma to Suzu no Hana6. Shoes ring [Performers] Jun Akaru (shinobue, noh pipe, arrangements), Keiko Aoyama (guest performances, vocal music), Aoi Uyama (koto, shamisen), Sakura Kido (koto), Eishin Fujisha (hogaku bayashi), Kinosuke Katata (hogaku bayashi), Misojiro HANAYAGI (classical Japanese dance), Yosen HANAYAGI (classical Japanese dance)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, August 16, 2023
- Venues
- Ueno Seiyoken Ginko Hall (Taito Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
Akaru Jun
Studied traditional Japanese gagaku and kabuki music.
Researching the music waves of the Taisho period as a prelude to creating Japanese pop music
Haru yokoi, Scolded, composer Ryutaro Hirota is his great-grandfather.
Graduate of Japanese Ancient History, Department of History, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University
Completion of Traditional Japanese Music Program, School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
Completion of the 50 class of NHK Traditional Japanese Music Training Association
Member of the Nihon Ongaku Group, lecturer of Sukeroku Taiko Fue.