Name of the making dojo: Shakuhachi Studio Shingetsu / 尺八工房 心月
Address: 1-12-7 Sakyou, Nara-city, NARA / 奈良市左京1-12-7
Shugetsu means “moon in autumn”. In autumn, air is dry, cool and fresh in Japan,and this makes the sky look very clear and high. In Japan, when I receive the orders from players belonging to Tozan-ryu, I would call myself “Seizan”. In Shakuhachi field, I have two names and switch one to the other depending on which Shakuhachi sect you are from.
I try to craft Shakuhachi with which players make sounds from their hearts.
My studio “Shingetsu” is named after combination of two words; one is “Shin”,
which means heart in English and the other is “Getsu”, which means moon in English.
I do not want to waste any pieces of bamboo in crafting Shakuhachi. Bamboo does not grow to make a good Shakuhachi. We, humans, sift the bamboo to make a good Shakuhachi and dig it out. When we get to know that quality of this dug bamboo is not good enough to make an expensive Shakuhachi, some of us have no hesitation to throw it away. This is a behavior to blame, I believe. I am responsible to make as a good Shakuhachi as I could out of the bamboo. I try to understand characters each bamboo has and turn out Shakuhachi. This is my craftsmanship, and I am proud of every Shakuhachi I have made.
Every Shakuhachi has its own characters. It has different tones and sounds. Even the same Shakuhachi sounds different, of course, when a different player blows it. No copies can be made. This means that you can get your own sound, and I would be happy to help you find the sound of your own.
Type of shakuhachi made: Kinko, Tozan, Myouan,Jinashi-kan / 琴古、都山、明暗、地無し管
Selling shakuhachi since: 1986 (Ascetic practices with Chikusen Tamai 1980~1986) / 1986 独立 （1980~1986玉井竹仙師の下で修業）