Folk song is interesting!

You may not have many opportunities to come into contact with folk songs, but it is very interesting and exciting to think that songs that have been sung in daily life for a long time have been turned into music!

The Tsugaru shamisen is also a musical instrument from the Tsugaru region (Aomori Prefecture), and it is a profound instrument with a powerful tone that can withstand the cold of the Tohoku region and a delicacy within it. Please enjoy such traditional Japanese music!

Seima

Japanese Folk Song Artists

She began performing min’yo and Tsugaru shamisen at the age of 8, studying under Seigoku Yamaguchi, the head of the “Nihon Min’yo Shoseikai” (Japan Min’yo Association).

She has won the Japan Min’yo Championship overall and has participated in national competitions, and was this week’s champion at the 2018 NHK Nodo Jochi in Tanba Sasayama City, singing the Decansho-bushi.

With a desire to share the wonderful traditional culture of Japan with as many people as possible, she began her career as an artist, performing mainly at events and on various stages.