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Tokyo: Shamisen Lesson,Shrine Visit, and Folk Music Bar Tour

By Shishido Inc.
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$97 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Learn to play the shamisen from a Tsugaru Shamisen World Champion
  • Visit a shrine dedicated to the goddess of music and pray for progress
  • Enjoy live performances by champion shamisen players at a folk music bar
  • Visit a shamisen shop and observe traditional craftsmanship up close
  • Get practical tips to improve your playing, even if you're a beginner

Activity location

    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 日本、〒116-0012 東京都荒川区東尾久４丁目
    • Arakawa City, Tokyo, Japan

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Tokyo: Shamisen Lesson,Shrine Visit, and Folk Music Bar Tour

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Starting time: 4:00 PM
Price details
AU$97.24 x 1 AdultAU$97.24
Total
Price is AU$97.24
Until Thu, 23 July

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tsugaru shamisen lesson from Kouzan Oyama
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Katoh Shamisen Shop
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to Yoshiwara Benten shrine
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport to Oiwake, a traditional minyo bar
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport costs (approx. ¥380) from Katoh Shamisen Shop to Yoshiwara Benten Shrine.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Evening at Oiwake minyo bar.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Live performances by champion shamisen players.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Important Notice:
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Please note that the fee for Oiwake, a traditional minyo bar, is not included in the tour price.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    At the venue, guests are required to pay an admission fee and order food or drinks. A live performance charge may also apply.

What you can expect

True Shamisen Tour!
Begin your experience by meeting your guide at Shamisen Katoh. Learn to play the Tsugaru shamisen from Kouzan Oyama, a Tsugaru Shamisen World Champion. Receive practical tips to improve your playing, with instruction available in English. Beginners with no musical background are welcome.

Next, visit Katoh Shamisen Shop and observe traditional craftsmanship up close. Then, visit Yoshiwara Benten, a shrine dedicated to Benzaiten, the goddess of music, and pray for your musical improvement.

Finally, enjoy an evening at Oiwake, a traditional minyo bar. Watch live performances by champion shamisen players, and even try playing the shamisen and singing minyo (Japanese folk songs) yourself.

Location

Activity location

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    • Tokyo
    • Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 日本、〒116-0012 東京都荒川区東尾久４丁目
    • Arakawa City, Tokyo, Japan