『WASABI Live In Taipei』

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2013 Phase II Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

『WASABI Live In Taipei』

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Business Overview

The Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture will hold a performance of WASABI in Taiwan as a 20 year anniversary project. WASABI is a new pure Japanese music unit formed by Tsugaru-jamisen player Ryoichiro Yoshida, who dominated the world with, with Taku Motonaga (shakuhachi), Shin Ichikawa (koto) and Naozaburo Miho (taiko) based on the concept of "I want to convey the coolness of Japanese music to young people through music using only Japanese instruments.". WASABI, who has been performing mainly at concerts in Tokyo and at school performances all over Japan, will present the forefront of traditional Japanese music from Tokyo to the Taiwanese music scene by performing at a live house in Taiwan, which is an important place for youth culture in Asia (especially in Chinese speaking countries).

implementation period

Saturday, November 23, 2013 Taipei/Taiwan

Place of implementation

ATT SHOW BOX 1 (Taipei)

Profile

[Foundation for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Culture]
It was established for the purpose of conducting public works through the investigation, recording, preservation, and disclosure of traditional Japanese culture and folk performing arts. The company established a sound source archive to make the best use of its tradition in the future, and has been working on projects in the educational and artistic genres beyond the framework of record makers.
With an eye to the future of our country's traditional culture, the project aims to disseminate and promote traditional culture through research, recording, preservation and disclosure of outstanding skills in handling intangible cultural properties and folk cultural properties that are in danger of decline, as well as to foster successors, introduce outstanding traditional culture overseas, and promote international exchange.