This 22-minute educational film explores the history, construction, and performance techniques of Japan’s three major traditional instruments: the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi. Through ...

The Texas A&M University College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts will host the World Shakuhachi Festival next ...

John Kaizan Neptune is one of the world's leading players of the shakuhachi, a type of Japanese bamboo flute. He talks about making his own instruments and what the shakuhachi can teach us about life.