Japanese Sound Experience Designer
Born in 1982 and based in Kyoto, delivering Wabi-Sabi sound experiences through singing and shamisen. (Wabi-Sabi refers to the Japanese aesthetic of imperfection and aging.)
Started playing Nagauta (Kabuki and Samurai music) in a university club in 2002. After graduating, became a professional Nagauta performer, appearing at major venues including Kabuki-za and the National Theatre.
Became independent in 2014. Released the original album Konjaku Oto Fukei (“Sound of Landscapes: Now and Then”) in 2019 (available online).
Performs Nagauta, Japanese folk songs, contemporary pieces, Western music, ambient music, and more in theaters, temples, bars, hotels, and other venues, earning praise from audiences across generations.
| From 2007 to 2014 | performed as a singer of nagauta at Japanese dance parties and kabuki performances. At the National Bunraku Theater, Kaburenjo, Kabukiza, Minamiza, Shochikuza, etc. |
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| March 2016 | Participated in the Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival |
| April 2016 | Hanamatsuri dedication at Uzumasa Koryu-ji Temple |
| June 2017 | performed in a traditional performing arts event at the former Mitsui family Shimogamo villa |
| 2018〜 | Regular performance at Nishigamo Day Care Facility |
| March 2019 | performed in Kansai Electric Power Support Project, Autonomous Driving Mobility “iino” Demonstration Experiment Performance |
| May 2019 | released the first album “Konjaku Oto Fukei” |
| November 2019 | Dedicated to Nyuhozan Saihoji Rensei-ki |
| September 2020 | Participated in Pelem Festival (Indonesia International Dance Festival) |
| October 2020 | Reimei Shrine Ennichi Dedication |
| 2021～ | Dedication to Manzoku Inari Shrine New Year’s Day Festival |
| April 2021 | Kyoto City Support Project “Shamisen Gohan” in Le Nature (Restaurant) |
| October 2021 | Participation in ROHM Theater’s “Okazaki World Music Festival”/in charge of the overall workshop |
| November 2021 | Kyoto Environment Festival theme song cover (shamisen song ver) video work |
| December 2021 | performed at “TradArt Complex”, a collaboration event of traditional crafts and performing arts in ROHM Theater Kyoto |
「The sounds I used to be」
Released on May 30, 2019
Sound of landscape is writing about KYOTO
Kamogawa delta, Shimogamo shrine “Tadasu no mori”, Kyo kaiseki “Takeshigero”
playing with spirits that live in landscapes in Kyoto
Swaying chords and beautiful Japanese words
Shamisen song and piano are singing
A New Session You’ve never heard
This is the first original album by Yamada Hakumai, Shamisen song musician. The cozy atmosphere of Kyoto, and “WA” that is living there, are described with shamisen songs and a piano. New arrangements of old songs are also included. A total of 8 songs that express “Wa” with a modern sense based on the classics.
2200 yen.
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