Diary of a Shinobue lover

"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

I will be performing in Japan this May. This will be my first performance in Japan. I started practicing Shinobue in Singapore and have been performing many times here, but I have never played Shinobue in my mother country. The performance venue is Unryu-in , Temple (雲龍院) in Kyoto ! http://www.unryuin.jp/ I'm so excited to perform in such a beautiful temple! My Shinobue master and his disciples perform at Unryu-in every year and I will be joining them for the first time this year. I'm going back to Japan only for this performance. I've already purchased a flight ticket and booked a hotel. fufufu :) For the details of the performance, I will be posting later. Cheers!