What's New !
- 8/26/2021 Garei Nakagawa Koto Shamisen Concert was planned on 10/9/2021, but it was rescheduled on 5/2/2022 due to COVID-19 crisis. Please refer here for detail.New!
- 5/5/2020 Online lessons using Skype, Zoom and so on has been started. New!
- 3/5/2020 A movie of Nakagawa Garei Koto Shamisen Concert was uploaded to Youtube. Please Please refer here for detail. New!
- 1/29/2020 Voice of students were added. Please refer here for detail. Thank you very much for Bobby and Sonia !!!
- 12/25/2019 Canadian wedding photographer Rara took our pictures. Please refer here for detail.
- 12/12/2018 The international cencert will be held in Oomiya Hikawa no Mori. Please refer here for detail. Canceled due to typhoon
- 11/18/2018 The international cencert was held in Buzou kouminkan. Please refer here for detail.
- 4/1/2018 We have been to Sydney and Adelaide in Australia for some music sessions. Please refer here for detail.
- 1/19/2018 Updated my profile.
My school is located at Saitama City near Tokyo, Japan.
I have a Grandmaster license of Ikuta-ryu Koto and Shamisen school.
Koto and Shamisen are major traditional Japanese instruments.
Please enjoy samples of my play at here.
Lessons in English are available in my school.
A beginner can take a trial lesson. Please ask me the term of the trial lesson.
Profile of Garei Nakagawa
- Teacher and Player of Ikuta school Koto and Shamisen
- Learning Koto since 4 year's old
- 1983 : Semi-master degree of Koto and Shamisen
- 1993 : Master degree of Koto and Shamisen
- 2002 : Launched private lesson studio in Saitama, Japan.
- 2007 : Established Reon Ensemble which is a style-free association of Japanese traditional music.
- 2008 : Concert in Vienna Konzerthaus.
- 2008 : Grandmaster degree of Koto and Shamisen.
- 2009 : International concert
- 2011 : Performed at International Physical Society Conference
- 2013 : Performed at Sakura Arts Cultural Relay Concert
- 2014 : International concert
- 2015 : Performed with Ensemble Aki at Roppongi
- 2015 : Performed at elementary school's traditional culture research project
- 2017 : Recital held at Saitama Kaikan
- 2018 : Playing tour in Australia
Lessons: | Private lessons, basically
1 hour per lesson
From one lesson to 4 lessons per month
9:00-20:00 without Sunday.
Rental instruments are available.
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Entry fee: | 3,000yen, just once per person. |
Lesson fee: | Kids(Under 12 years old) | 2,000yen/40min |
Beginners | 3,000yen/1hour |
Intermediates | 3,500yen/1hour |
Licensed players | 4,000yen/1hour |
1 time lesson/month | 5,000yen/1hour |
Maintenance fee (Class instrument) | 1,000yen/month |
Location: | 2-28-11, Buzou, Minami-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
40 minutes by a train from JR Tokyo station and
10 minutes walk from JR Minami Urawa Station
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E-Mail: | info@garei.org |
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