Plucking the past, playing the present. KIKUCHI Mitsutaka

Carrying classical sound into the next era. Working across both nagauta shamisen and technology, he explores new forms for Japanese traditional music.

• Performance

  Nagauta concerts, dance recitals, and stages and events in Japan and abroad.

• Education

  Teaching traditional instruments in schools, including the shamisen club at Asakusa Junior High.

• Study

  Deepening classical technique and expression at Tokyo University of the Arts.