{"id":788,"date":"2014-05-26T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T02:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=788"},"modified":"2014-05-26T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T02:15:43","slug":"motofumi-yamaguchi-ikkan-fugetsu-by-narumi-matsuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20140526_788.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Motofumi Yamaguchi &#8216;Ikkan Fugetsu'&#8221; by Narumi Matsuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp_social_bookmarking_light'>        <div class=\"wsbl_facebook_like\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20140526_788.html\" layout=\"button_count\" action=\"recommend\" width=\"100\" share=\"false\" show_faces=\"false\" ><\/fb:like><\/div>        <div class=\"wsbl_twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20140526_788.html\" data-text=\"&#8220;Motofumi Yamaguchi &#8216;Ikkan Fugetsu'&#8221; by Narumi Matsuda\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<br class='wp_social_bookmarking_light_clear' \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Motofumi Yamaguchi &#8220;Ikkan Fugetsu&#8221; in Sammu, Chiba<\/h2>\n<p>On May 16, Naruto Cultural Center Wild Chrysanthemum Plaza presented Motofumi Yamaguchi&#8217;s &#8220;Ikkan Fugetsu&#8221; concert. This hall is near the home of Ranjo-san, the craftsman who makes the\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">shinobue<\/span>\u00a0(bamboo flutes) we play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1414\" alt=\"CIMG5540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG5540-680x510.jpeg\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The venue erected a temporary stage in its entrance hall and sold beverages and snacks behind the audience seating. This setup made for a relaxed mood.<br \/>\nThis was the 148th salon concert held by this hall. I saw some members in the audience who looked like they had come straight from working in their fields and they were relaxing as they listened to the concert. I could tell that these concerts are a firmly established event in this town.<\/p>\n<p>Motofumi&#8217;s bamboo flute and talks to the audience created a great harmony with the piano and vocal performance by Yumi Nogami. After seeing this concert, I am already looking forward to their performances to come!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1415\" alt=\"CIMG5581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CIMG5581-340x255.jpeg\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the finale, Motofumi was joined by junior high school students to play &#8220;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Hana wa Saku<\/span> &#8211; Flowers Will Bloom, &#8221; which is a song to support the regions\u00a0affected\u00a0by the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake. It was so moving.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1435\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kodo.shop.multilingualcart.com\/goods_en_jpy_10.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1435\" class=\" wp-image-1435\" alt=\"A1085_I1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/A1085_I1-170x170.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motofumi Yamaguchi &#8220;Ikkan Fugetsu&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motofumi Yamaguchi &#8220;Ikkan Fugetsu&#8221; in Sammu, Chiba On May 16, Naruto Cultural Center Wild Chrysanthemum Plaza presented Motofumi Yamaguchi&#8217;s &#8220;Ikkan Fugetsu&#8221; concert. This hall is near the home of Ranjo-san, the craftsman who makes the\u00a0shinobue\u00a0(bamboo flutes) we play. The venue erected a temporary stage in its entrance hall and sold beverages and snacks behind the audience seating. This setup made for a relaxed mood. This was the 148th salon concert held by this hall. I saw some members in the audience who looked like they had come straight from working in their fields and they were relaxing as they listened to the concert. 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