Nishimura Koku

Nishimura Koku

Nishimura Koku (1915 - June, 2002) was a master Japanese bamboo flute player, teacher, and craftsman. He played an especially raw style of flute he called the "kyotaku", similar to the shakuhachi and very similar to the hocchiku. His teacher was Kyochiku Tani, a "komuso" monk. Nishimura Koku himself became a "komuso" and wandered Japan for ten years, playing "kyotaku". His son, Koryu, continues to play and teach kyotaku in Kumamoto, Kumamoto.

Other accomplishments of Nishimura Koku include woodcarving, painting, Okinawa karate (six dan black belt), and Kendo (three dan black belt).

Albums

* "Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyorei"
* "Kyotaku" (1998, remastered from a 1964 tape)

External links

* [http://www.komuso.com/people/Nishimura_Koku.html Nishimura Koku page] at [http://www.komuso.com komuso.com]


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