Welcome to my blog!

Welcome to my blog!

Hi. My name is Yukako.

I was born and raised in Osaka, Japan and now live in Singapore.

In this blog, I will be posting about Shinobue（篠笛）, Japanese bamboo flute.
I have another blog about Shinobue which is written in Japanese. If you can read Japanese, please have a look at this too.

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ある篠笛好きのつぶやき-北緯一度から-

What is Shinobue?

Shinobue is one of the Japanese traditional musical instruments which is played in Ohayashi (お囃子), Nagauta（長唄） and Minyo（民謡） ensembles. It is a bamboo-made flute with 6 or 7 holes and it has high-pitched sounds. Its pure, clear and rich sounds have been attracting people from old times.

Having fallen in love with those sounds, I started practicing Shinobue in 2014.

Miyako 京師-みやこ- koten（ohayashi）6-hon choshi

Fortunately, Singapore has given me some opportunities to perform though I am not a professional player. Also, I'm engaged in teaching Shinobue in the practice sessions to Singaporean Shinobue lovers.

It's really interesting to meet many new people and expand my horizon through Shinobue, which I love very much. Shinobue has totally changed my life.

It's quite tough for me to write in English as I am not a native English speaker, but I would like to share useful information with Shinobue lovers over the world as much as possible in my blog "Diary of a Shinobue lover".

Thank you!

Yukako

Comments

Hibari (雲雀) , uta-yo Shinobue review

"Hi, Yuka-san! I would like to buy a new uta-yo Shinobue. My budget is SGD 200. Could you advise me a good fue which I can buy within my budget? Thanks!" I have been asked this kind of question many times. As I mentioned in my post " My Shinobue ", I am a Miyako (京師) user so I always push them to buy Miyako first. However, I can understand that some people have their own budget when they buy a Shinobue. So, today I will introduce a nice uta-yo Shinobue which you can buy at an affordable price. The name of the Shinobue that I would like to introduce is "Hibari" (雲雀) . 邦楽調雲雀 hogaku-cho（uta-yo）Hibari from Ootuka Chikukan gakki Corp. 邦楽調　雲雀 / hogaku-cho (uta-yo) Hibari Manufacturer's details: 有限会社大塚竹管楽器 Ootuka Chikukan gakki Corporation　 http://www.fueya.com "Hibari" is suitable for those people who; 1. want to purchase a real uta-yo (唄用) Shinobue which is tuned in Twelve-tone Japanese scale (日本十二律*). 2. are l

My Shinobue

Hi! Thank you for visiting my blog! :) Today, I would like to introduce my Shinobue (篠笛). Brand: Miyako (京師） Type: koten-cho (古典調） Choshi: 6-hon (六本調子） Miyako's koten-cho Shinobue is basically tuned in 日本十二律 (Twelve-tone Japanese scale*) and fine adjustments are made to close its scales to the scales of flutes for Gagaku (雅楽: Ancient Japanese imperial court music ) such as Ryuteki (龍笛) and Kagurabue (神楽笛). *Regarding the translation for 日本十二律 , I tentatively described it as above. Currently, there is no appropriate translation for it on websites or books. I use this for playing Ohayashi (お囃子), Japanese festival music. It is most suitable for playing alongside Taiko (太鼓), Japanese drums as you can create very dynamic sounds with them. Brand: Miyako (京師） Type: hogaku-cho (邦楽調)/uta-yo(唄用) Choshi: (from the top) 6-hon, 7-hon, 8-hon (六本調子、七本調子、八本調子） Miyako's hogaku-cho/uta-yo Shinobue is also tuned in 日本十二律 (Twelve-tone Japanes

Diary of a Shinobue lover

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