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Tsugaru-jamisen live performance held every night

【Tsugaru-jamisen live performance】

  • After dinner, our ryokan hosts Tsugaru-jamisen live performance every night from 20:30 to 20:50.
    The performer is Michiko Nakano, who won the 57th Aomori Prefecture Folk Song Championship in 2011.
    Please enjoy the sound of Tsugaru's heart and the power of live performances.
    *Since Michiko Nakano performs all over the country, there are days when she cannot appear.
    In that case, a disciple will act as a substitute.

Profile of Michiko Nakano

  • Michico Nakano

    Born in 1972 in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, as the second daughter of three Tsugaru-jamisen players.
    She started performing on stage with her father at the age of 3, played the shamisen at the age of 7, and started playing Tsugaru Teodori at the age of 10.
    Active as a member of the "Nakano Family".
    Starting with a performance in Russia in 1985, he has actively performed overseas in countries such as the United States, Germany, France, and South Korea.
    In 1993, he moved his activities to Aichi Prefecture.
    At Tsugaru Teodori, in 1998, he received a master's license from Mr. Yoshie Ishikawa, the founder of the Ishikawa school.
    Acts and teaches under the name of instructor Yoshihana Ishikawa.
    Since 2004, he has studied Tsugaru folk songs under Toyoaki Fukushi and Unchiku Narita II.
    Since 2006, he has also studied Tsugaru-jamisen under Toyoaki Fukushi, expanding his range of art.
    From 2008 to 2009, he was active mainly in Fukuoka Prefecture.
    Since 2010, he has been active mainly in Aichi Prefecture.

【Career】

  • 1982 Japan Piano Competition, Elementary Level 2, Grand Prize
    1984 Runner-up in the Children's Folk Song Masters Tournament in Six Prefectures of Tohoku
    1985 Performance in the former Soviet Union
    1987 Performed in the United States with the taiko group Ondekoza
    1989 Performance in North Korea
    1990 Tsugaru Five National Folk Song National Contest Youth Division 2nd Place
    1993 performance in Germany
    1995 Tsugaru-jamisen National Tournament Group Category Winner/Tsugaru-jamisen All Japan Kanagi Tournament Group Category Winner
    1996 Dedicated performance for the 2000th anniversary of the enshrining of Ise Jingu Shrine
    1998 Performance in France/All Japan Tsugaru-jamisen Tokyo Tournament Group Division Winner
    2000 Performance in South Korea
    2006 21st Aomori Prefecture Folk Dance Concours National Tournament, General Folk Dance Division (individual), First Participation, 1st Place
    2007 1st Tsugaru-jamisen Japan Championship Tournament, Team Category Winner"Fukuhokai”
    2008 Aomori Prefecture Folk Song Grand Prix Folk Song Championship Decisive Match First appearance Semi-chronicle Ouka Grand Prix contest
    2008 23rd Tsugaru Five Great Folk Songs National Contest Ouka Grand Prix Winner/Tsugaru Yosare Bushi Category Winner
    2009 24th Aomori Prefecture Folk Dance Contest National Convention Folk Song General Division Folk Song Grand Prize Winner
    2011 57th Aomori Prefecture Folk Song Championship