for any music with Shakuhachi
We expect Shakuhachi’s deep and fascinating sound
to create new sound for any music
We Started our project having such vision
For the best cool music, you need the highest performing instruments that enable music artists to create richly with leveraging their sensibilities. Shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese musical instrument, has attracted many music enthusiasts because of its unique deep sound, but it is still under developing and evolving as widely used. We are passionate about creating the highest performing shakuhachi that many can get. The idea was to redefine shakuhachi as a “musical instrument” that music artists can freely perform, rather than just a FOLK music instrument, and to produce the highest performing shakuhachi instruments. While working as a shakuhachi artist, Yukihiko Mitsuka, who has been developing and producing high-performance bamboo shakuhachi for his own performance and professional musicians for more than 40 years, strictly quantifies the ultimate structural design value finally arrived. And by faithfully reproducing that structual design with Japan’s advanced metalworking technology, we reache to the best instrument Metal Shakuhachi “Katana”.
We will pursue our activities with the philosophy of “the best instrumets for the best music”.
COMPANY
Members
Yukihko Mitsuka
Started playing the shakuhachi at the age of 16 and mastered making shakuhachi by himself. While working as a shakuhachi artist as a leader of TONE, which has many fans in Japan and globaly with many of their original songs, he also operates a recording studio, works as an recording engineer, owns a Northern Lights record label, and pursuing ideal shakuhachi musical instruments and shakuhachi education through a variety of music activities, runs the shakuhachi maker Senshu shakuhachi studio, which is supported by many shakuhachi performers in the world. In February 2019,
He co-founded Aireed Expertise Inc. , which develops and manufactures musical instruments and audio equipment including metal shakuhachi Katana, and take the role of Chief Technology Officer.
TONE
Senshu Shakuhachi Kobo
