Name of the making dojo: Kyorei Dôjô, based in Paris, France
An expert in different martial arts he is practicing since his childhood,
Ôno Ranzan is the first and only non-Japanese who has received the title of Zen Grand Master of the Fuke-shû Shakuhachi (普化宗尺八看主). He raises awareness of the Shakuhachi of the orthodox school by performing recitals and lectures and is teaching his art in Japan and Europe.
Perfectly bilingual in Japanese, he is also carrying out researches on the history of the Fuke Shakuhachi, and has published a thesis about the Great Fuke Sect, its history, philosophy, and musical principals.
At the same time, he is making Jinashi Shakuhachi and Hitoyogiri flutes following old and traditional methods. Besides Shakuhachi, Ôno Ranzan is also a renown player of Hitoyogiri.
Ono has made researches with books and gathered and analyzed old
to modern shakuhachi including those made by Takahashi Kûzan. He has been making and selling Kyûhanwari Jinashi Shakuhachi, Towari Jinashi Shakuhachi, Hitoyogiri Shakuhachi since 1997.