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Hiroshima City: Immersive Koto Music Lesson Experience
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Hiroshima City: Immersive Koto Music Lesson Experience

By Impression LLC.
Free cancellation available
Price is P 3,391 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Japanese ancient instrument "Koto" lesson with an English native teacher
  • A unique experience you can only have here
  • Available for enrollment with family, friends, or partners
  • You can perform a famous piece “Sakura”

Activity location

    • Hiroshima
    • Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Japan, 〒730-0013 Hiroshima, Naka Ward, Hatchōbori, 8−４ 石田第２ビル | 1 : If you’re travelling by streetcar, get off at Tatemachi station. 2 : Go straight on the corner has Landmark: Tully’s coffee shop, toward YMCA. 3 : When you see the okonomiyaki restaurant, Gokku 悟空, turn right. 4 : You'll see our sign. Please proceed to the second floor.
    • Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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Experiential lesson of the Japanese instrument "Koto"
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
P 3,390.84 x 2 AdultsP 6,781.68
Total
Price is P 6,781.68
Until Mon, Nov 25

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedIt is a 90 min experiential lesson to learn how to play the traditional Japanese instrument, the koto. While it's not possible to cover everything about this string instrument in just 90 min, participants will learn the basics of the koto and eventually be able to play a complete piece: “Sakura Sakura.”
  • What's includedWhat's includedThere is a free soft drink service after the session, and coffee, tea, and juice will be provided. Additionally, for those interested, it's possible to purchase the koto on the spot and take it home. Even after returning home, you can continue lessons online. All lessons will be conducted in English.

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
  • Not suitable for: Children under 10 years

What you can expect

We offer experiential lessons to learn how to play the traditional Japanese instrument, the koto.

The lesson video is available here.
https://youtu.be/hmY90BlA8-I

[What you can expect]

You can learn Koto’s history and culture.

You can learn the proper manner of playing the koto.

By the end of the lesson, you can perform a piece.

[Detail]
You shall be introduced to the Koto—Japan’s national musical instrument. You will briefly learn the instrument’s rich history and will get to touch and play the instrument themselves. You will be instructed in the proper manner of playing the koto—from setting up the instrument, playing with proper posture and technique, to reading koto notation. By the end of the lesson, you will have learned how to play your first koto piece: “Sakura Sakura.”

[Lesson flow]
1 : Class Introduction
2 : Brief Koto Lecture
3 : Lesson Proper(Parts of the Koto, Tuning, Posture & Form, Tone, Koto Notation, etc)
4 : Performance of Sakura Sakura

Location

Activity location

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    • Hiroshima
    • Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Japan, 〒730-0013 Hiroshima, Naka Ward, Hatchōbori, 8−４ 石田第２ビル | 1 : If you’re travelling by streetcar, get off at Tatemachi station. 2 : Go straight on the corner has Landmark: Tully’s coffee shop, toward YMCA. 3 : When you see the okonomiyaki restaurant, Gokku 悟空, turn right. 4 : You'll see our sign. Please proceed to the second floor.
    • Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan