Jiuta, which developed in Kyoto and Osaka in the early Edo period, is the classical performing art with the longest history as music for shamisen. The creation and performance of Jiuta and Sōkyoku flourished under blind musicians, and it has been handed down through generations of performing artists over more than three centuries. Marking the 150th year of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Japan and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this “Jiuta Hungary Tour” was conducted under invitation from concert halls in Hungarian cities. In addition to representative Jiuta and Sōkyoku pieces the concerts also included solo shakuhachi performances, all performed by the musician-inheritors of these classical arts in a total of four cities including the capital Budapest. There were also workshops before and after the concert on the day of each performance which introduced the sounds, playing techniques and functions of traditional Japanese musical instruments such as sangen, shakuhachi and koto. Accompanying the performances were pamphlets with an English explanation on the history, songs, and performers of Jiuta and Sōkyoku, which served to enhance audiences’ understanding of Jiuta.