Playing shakuhachi
Zen, meditation, mindfulness practices
The instrument – care, repair, madaké bamboo, jiari, jinashi, hotchiku, urushi, and so on
- How to buy shakuhachi
- Glossary of frequently used terms
- “What are shakuhachi and what makes them unique?”
- All about pitch on the shakuhachi or “being in tune”
- Japanese madaké bamboo (P. Bambusoides)
- Cracks, binding repairs, utaguchi inlays, and caring for shakuhachi
- Types of shakuhachi explained – jiari, jinashi, and hocchiku
- “What determines the sound and feeling of a shakuhachi”?
- “Why are shakuhachi expensive?”
- Shaku Japanese measurement explained
- Lacquer – Urushi and others
History
People
- Fuke Zenji
- Higuchi Taizan
- Jin Nyodo
- Watazumi (Tanaka Masaru)