Hands-on experience events
Koto, shamisen, kotsuzumi, traditional Japanese dance

Number of sessions (per person/including presentations, etc.)
7

Principle instructors
Teachers from Ota-ku Sankyoku Association (Koto) including Yoshiko Yamakawa and Fumiyo Kobayashi,
Teachers from Ota-ku Traditional Japanese Music Alliance (Shamisen)
including Rokuchizu Kineya and Goyu Kineya,
Teachers from Ota-ku Traditional Japanese Music Alliance (Kotsuzumi) including Tsurujuro Fukuhara
Teachers from Ota-ku Traditional Japanese Dance Alliance (Traditional Japanese Dance) including Shizue Fujikage

Event features
Participants of all ages from children to adults experience Japanese traditional musical instruments and dance together, providing the impetus to trigger further interest in Japanese culture. The goal is to raise deeper awareness of Japanese culture.

A framework enabling participants to continue with hands-on experience (practice) of traditional performing arts
For this project we solicited the guidance and cooperation of Japanese cultural organizations in Ota-ku. If after the courses have finished participants wish to continue learning about musical instruments or Japanese dance as a hobby, it is possible to introduce them to instructors from these cultural organizations.