TOYOAKIMOTO SHAMISEN
Toyoakimoto is a program which revives the ozashiki music director Tatsu Aoki grew up with in Tokyo, as a member of the Toyoaki family, with a lineage dating back to the Edo Period. Through shamisen (Japanese lute) instruction, Toyoakimoto reactivates the fluidity, flexibility and rawness of sound that is at the core of the Tokyo geisha house musical culture.
The program is led by Toyoaki Sanjuro (豊秋三寿路) (Tatsu Aoki) and supported by Toyoakimoto name recipients: Toyoaki Umeshi (豊秋宇女紫) (Kiku Taura), Toyoaki Chitose (豊秋千東勢) (Kioto Aoki), and Toyoaki Toho (豊秋東穂) (Miyumi Aoki).
L to R: Toyoaki Umeshi | 豊秋宇女紫 (Kiku Taura), Toyoaki Toho | 豊秋東穂 (Miyumi Aoki), Toyoaki Toyoko | 豊秋豊子(Takako Kimura), Toyoaki Chitose | 豊秋千東勢 (Kioto Aoki), & Toyoaki Sanjuro | 豊秋三寿路 (Tatsu Aoki)