Hiroshima : Koto, Kimono, Photo shoot Traditional Experience – Chugoku Region, Japan

EXPERIENCE

First, you will wear a kimono, a traditional Japanese outfit. You can choose from a wide variety of kimonos. After putting on the kimono, you can use a photo studio to take selfies with a DSLR camera. The studio has a large monitor that shows the pictures you took, allowing you to check all your photos immediately and take unlimited photos within 15 minutes.

Next, you can stroll through the traditional Japanese garden, Shukkeien, while wearing the kimono. It’s just a 1-minute walk from our studio. Strolling there is a perfect match for a kimono. If you have time, you can also visit Hiroshima Castle (about 10 minutes on foot) and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (about 20 minutes on foot).

Then, you will experience playing a traditional Japanese instrument, the koto. You will be able to play a complete piece within a 90-minute session. All lessons will be conducted in English.

[What you can expect]
# You can wear a kimono until 5 pm.
# You can take selfies in a photo studio with a DSLR camera within 15 minutes while wearing the kimono.
# You can explore famous tourist spots around here, such as the Japanese garden “Shukkeien,” Hiroshima Castle, and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, while wearing the kimono.
# You can learn the koto’s history and culture.
# By the end of the koto lesson, you can perform the famous piece “Sakura Sakura.”
# You can have a video of yourself playing “Sakura Sakura.”

[Koto Lesson Detail]
You will be introduced to the koto, Japan’s national musical instrument. You will briefly learn about the instrument’s rich history and will get to touch and play the instrument yourself. You will be instructed in the proper manner of playing the koto—from setting up the instrument, playing with proper posture and technique, to reading koto notation. By the end of the lesson, you will have learned how to play your first koto piece: “Sakura Sakura.”

[Koto Lesson Flow]
1 : Greetings/Class Introduction
2 : Brief Koto Lecture
3 : Lesson Proper (Parts of the Koto, Tuning, Posture & Form, Tone, Koto Notation, etc.)
4 : Sakura Sakura Performance

HIGHLIGHTS

Japanese ancient instrument “Koto” lesson with an English native teacher
You can explore the city while wearing the kimono for the whole day
You can use a photo studio to take selfies with a DSLR camera.
You can perform a famous piece “Sakura Sakura” by Koto
You can play the koto while wearing the Kimono

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