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Hachigaeshi (Echigo)

鉢返 (越後)

[Genre]Honkyoku
[School]Oshu Kei

History (Tokuyama Takashi):

The temple of Echigomeianji is located in Niigata Prefecture. Its founder, Sugawara Yoshiteru, became a komuso first in Kyoto and then in Tokyo. He often dedicated his performances to the Tokugawa Daimyo. Due to his skills as a ninja, Sugawara became something of a small daimyo himself. He was permitted to build his own temple, which became Echigomeianji.

Hachigaeshi (Echigo) appears on the following albums

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Play ButtonMichi Shakuhachi : Tokuyama Takashi
The temple of Echigomeianji is located in Niigata Prefecture. Its founder, Sugawara Yoshiteru, became a komuso first in Kyoto and then in Tokyo. He often dedicated his performances to the Tokugawa Daimyo. Due to his skills as a ninja, Sugawara became something of a small daimyo himself. He was permitted to build his own temple, which became Echigomeianji.