Naniwa Ward is famous for its history of taiko drum making, and Taiko Masa is probably the most visible and well-known of the surviving manufacturers in the area. They’ve got a variety of taiko drums and flutes, too.
I do play shamisen, Tsugaru shamisen, living in Kyoto, I only know 1 shamisen store in gyon but be ready because japanese traditional instruments “和楽器” can be pretty expensive, brand new shamisen could go around 500,000jpy or up, even used could go that price lol.
Few months ago I saw a tsugaru shamisen on kawaramachi, Kyoto, in a normal store but wood was Karin “the worst” and price was around 80,000.
If you never had played a shamisen, you might still not know if you don’t like it, first get a used one, or shamiboy from a japanese store, learn a bit and if you like it get a better one.
As well depends on the style you’re interested on for example shamisen styles: Tsugaru, Nagauta, Minnyou, Kabuki “same as nagauta”. Every style have a different shamisen body and the prices vary on that.
Most of the 和楽器 are expensive, unless you get a “junk” category one and fix it, still a junk shamisen can be 100,000 easily, if its a good wood.
Just write what 和楽器 are you interested in, if I find something around Kyoto/Osaka I let you know.
Would really like to try a Koto, or just a wide variety of Shamisens.
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Naniwa Ward is famous for its history of taiko drum making, and Taiko Masa is probably the most visible and well-known of the surviving manufacturers in the area. They’ve got a variety of taiko drums and flutes, too.
I do play shamisen, Tsugaru shamisen, living in Kyoto, I only know 1 shamisen store in gyon but be ready because japanese traditional instruments “和楽器” can be pretty expensive, brand new shamisen could go around 500,000jpy or up, even used could go that price lol.
Few months ago I saw a tsugaru shamisen on kawaramachi, Kyoto, in a normal store but wood was Karin “the worst” and price was around 80,000.
If you never had played a shamisen, you might still not know if you don’t like it, first get a used one, or shamiboy from a japanese store, learn a bit and if you like it get a better one.
As well depends on the style you’re interested on for example shamisen styles: Tsugaru, Nagauta, Minnyou, Kabuki “same as nagauta”. Every style have a different shamisen body and the prices vary on that.
Most of the 和楽器 are expensive, unless you get a “junk” category one and fix it, still a junk shamisen can be 100,000 easily, if its a good wood.
Just write what 和楽器 are you interested in, if I find something around Kyoto/Osaka I let you know.
Would really like to try a Koto, or just a wide variety of Shamisens.