'Reiwa 8 Hochi Hauta Appreciation Event' to be Held on Sunday, April 26
Hochi Shimbun will host the 'Hochi Hauta Appreciation Event' on April 26 at Asakusa Public Hall, featuring 62 performances by 13 traditional Japanese shamisen music schools.
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Hochi Shimbun (President and Representative Director: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa) will hold the 'Reiwa 8 Hochi Hauta Appreciation Event' at the Asakusa Public Hall (Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo) on Sunday, April 26. Hauta, sung to the accompaniment of a shamisen played with a plectrum (bachi), is a popular song style that developed from the end of the Edo period through the Meiji period and was widely loved by the common people. Please enjoy the refined voices of performers active on the front lines, including the heads of various schools.
◆ Event Outline
[Participating Schools] A total of 62 performances are planned from 13 schools: Aoba, Edokouta, Sasaki, Shamisen Toyotomi, Shinsui, Suehiro, Senbon, Nagano, Hauta Negishi, Hanaki, Honjo, Miyabi, and Wakamiya.
[Admission Fee] 3,000 yen (all seats unreserved)
[Inquiries] Hochi Shimbun Business Department TEL: 03-6831-2471 (Weekdays 10:00-18:00)
Organizer: Hochi Shimbun
Cooperation: Hochi Social Welfare Foundation
[Inquiries regarding the release]
Email: pr1872@hochi.co.jp
◆ Event Outline
[Participating Schools] A total of 62 performances are planned from 13 schools: Aoba, Edokouta, Sasaki, Shamisen Toyotomi, Shinsui, Suehiro, Senbon, Nagano, Hauta Negishi, Hanaki, Honjo, Miyabi, and Wakamiya.
[Admission Fee] 3,000 yen (all seats unreserved)
[Inquiries] Hochi Shimbun Business Department TEL: 03-6831-2471 (Weekdays 10:00-18:00)
Organizer: Hochi Shimbun
Cooperation: Hochi Social Welfare Foundation
[Inquiries regarding the release]
Email: pr1872@hochi.co.jp