Exploring Japanese Music (EJM) is a project bringing together musicians from around the world to explore and share Japanese music.
EJM presents webinars, workshops and events on Japanese music and its Asian context.
We hope to share the sensitivity of this deceptively simple music with a wider audience.
info@ejm-labo.com
This project is supported by
Toshiba International Foundation.
is a koto performer and scholar of Japanese traditional music and Asian folk music.
Stage name: Utafusa Tsuriya
is a grand master of koto and shamisen in Seiha, Ikuta-style.
Stage name: Garei Nakagawa
studied music at the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of West Florida.
Stage name: Gahō
has formed “Japanese-Instruments Project HANABI" and "The Modern", and performed extensively.
Stage name: Utahari
graduated from the Department of Japanese Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and created a textbook and DVD " An Introduction to the Beautiful Sound of the 17-String Koto”.
won the Bronze Award in 2020 at the 27th International Kenjun Koto Competition, and has conducted many performances.
Stage name: Masajuso
started exploring various musical avenues such as guitar, electronic music production, and DJing from an early age.
Shiori Tanabe was attracted to the freedom and warm tone of the shakuhachi and wanted to become a shakuhachi player.
Stage name: Keizan Tanabe
is the creative director and CEO of Executive Press Inc, which promotes the philosophies of excellent organizations and projects to the world.