Director of Nohgaku Performers Association
Member of Japan Nogakukai
Director of the Performers’ Rights Entrusted Organization (PRE)
Important Intangible Cultural Property (Comprehensive Designation)
Koryu Kotsuzumi for the job, Osaka Nogaku Training Association Lecturer
Studied under Living National Treasure Hiroro Sowa and Masahiro
1974
Introduced to Masahiro Sowa in the 5th grade of elementary school.
Beginning a small drum (10 years old) First stage at the musical accompaniment “Jirohana”. (11 years old)
1964
Born March 2 in Kobe
1975
In the first grade of junior high school, aiming for the way to the small drum
Introduced as an uchi-deshi to the Living National Treasure, Hiroro Sowa.
At the same time, he joined the Kyoto Nogaku Training Association. (12 years old)
1976
First Noh “Sari” Kongo Youth Noh (13 years old) at a paid performance for the first time as an expert
1979
“Okina” plays the armpit drum. Masashi Furuhashi Celebration Noh
1982
Show “Ran”. Motosaburo Sugiura Solo Noh Noh
1983
Show “Ishibashi”. Hiroshi Kawamura Independent Noh
1986
Allowed independence from his master and transferred to Nohgaku Performers Association Osaka Branch
1988
Formed a Noh group “Hibiki” with five young Noh performers in Osaka.
Aiming to popularize Nogaku through new attempts
1992
Performed the great song “Doseiji” (Kiyoshi Katayama).
Sowa Ichimonkai. Featured in the Kansai TV news program.
(Title: Challenge to the hereditary system)
1994
Show off the president of “Okina”. Yasaka Shrine dedication ability. (Mr. Iwao Kongo, Shite Kongo Sect)
1995
Appointed as the chief instructor of the Osaka Nogaku Training Association.
Focus on training young Noh performers
1996
Collected by the Koryu Soke
2002
Formed TTR Noh Project with Tetsuya Yamamoto
Produced “Hanagata Noh Stage”
2004
Received certification as an important intangible cultural property (general designation)
2003
The column “Nogaku Jigen” is serialized in the Kobe Shimbun every other Monday evening.
2004
Covered Sotoba Komachi (Kiyoshi Katayama).
2010
Appointed as a director of Nohgaku Performers Association
2014
Appointed as a director of the Performers’ Rights Entrusted Organization (PRE)
2016
Received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award
2020
Nohgaku Performers Association Osaka Branch Manager
In recent years, the number of performances in Tokyo has increased, and he has participated in performances nationwide, mainly in Kansai.
Since 1980, he has presided over the Tatsumakai.
Currently in Ishiyama, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Kobe, Sanda, Tokushima, including the Tokyo Tatsumakai
Presides over the Tatsumakai. Worked to popularize Nogaku drums.
Currently, the TTR Noh project is formed with Tetsuya Yamamoto.
《Performance overseas》
1980
Performance in Madrid, Spain. king
Worked for the Kongo Noh “Aoi no Ue” shite Kongo Sect family and others in the garden of the palace. Spanish King Noh
1984
Japan Foundation ASEAN performance.
Worked for “Sanbansan” Chisaku Shigeyama and others in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and South Korea.
1993
Performance in Cleveland, New York, USA.
Noh “Okina” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Kiyokazu Kanze
Worked for the new Noh play “Daiwaka” Shite Umewaka Rokuro and others. 4 / 19-4 / 27
1994
Greece Athens Theater Festival.
Worked for Noh “Aoi no Ue” Shite Katayama Kiyoshi and others at the Greek Temple Acropolis Amphitheater
1997
Performance in New York, USA. At the JAPAN Society
Worked for Hideo Kanze and others for “Sumidagawa” produced by Donald Keene. 10 / 20-10 / 25
the year of 2000
Performance in New York, USA. At the JAPAN Society
“Taniyuki” Shite Hideo Kanze, Rokuro Umewaka and others. 4 / 1-4 / 11
2006
At the cruise liner Pacific Venus
Nogaku performance during an Asian cruise. Participated as a performance leader.
2009
Flower training school Boston performance. At John Hancock Hall
Worked for “Moriwaka” Shite Shingo Katayama and others. 9/18 ^ 9/23
2010
Performance in Greece and the Netherlands. Athens Acropolis Amphitheater and
At Amsterdam Music Hebow
Worked for “Daiwaka”, “Yume no Ukihashi”, Shite Umewaka Gensho and others.
2011
Performance in the United States. Portland Baltimore Fia Delphia
Worked for “Aoi no Ue” Shite Katayama Shingo in New York, Chicago, Urbana 3 / 15-3 / 30
year 2012
Bulgarian performance: Akihiro Yamamoto, a new Noh play “Water Ring”.
2016
London / Rome performance Yukihiro Isso concert tour
2016
Performance at the House of Culture of Japan in Paris, produced by Tadashi Ogasawara
2018
Nikkei Noh performance in Paris “Okina” “Kinuta”
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