Practical experience course
February 8, 15, 22, March 8, 22, 2025 at Kataoka Byoubu, Sumida City, Tokyo
February 9,23, March 9, 23, April 13, 2025 at Lifelong Learning Center, Hachioji City, Tokyo

Hands-on experience event
Nagauta shamisen

Number of practical skill sessions per participant (including presentation/rehearsals for presentation)
5 sessions

Principal instructor
Touon Eriko Yamamoto (Nagauta shamisen)

Event features
-Two courses available: group lessons and individual lessons.
Lessons in groups allow participants to enjoy learning with lots of people in the lead up to a presentation, while individual lessons (no presentation) allow participants to tackle the shamisen at their own pace.
-Those who want to can rent a shamisen for free during the course.
-Participants will be provided with a short video explaining how to handle the shamisen.

Publicity methods for the recruitment of participants (collaboration, cooperation, networking, etc.)
We are planning to get support from Hachioji City and Sumida-ku , and have flyers placed on shelves at public facilities in each.

Ways to enable participants to continue with practical skills experience (other than programs covered by this grant) after the end of the event
As an organization, we run other training programs, so at the end of this program we can provide information to those who wish to continue with practical training.