Do you have lots of questions about the shakuhachi? My free shakuhachi guides cover topics such as, how to care for shakuhachi, shakuhachi history, and many more. The most popular guides are: how to play beginners guide, shakuhachi buying guide, and the shakuhachi size guide. Contact me with any questions you may have and I’ll be happy to hear from you, Josen
‘How-to’ shakuhachi guides
- Shakuhachi buying guide – how to buy shakuhachi
This also includes insights into prices or value - How to Play – Shakuhachi beginners guide
A free video course on how to play the shakuhachi - How to Measure Your Body for Sizing Shakuhachi
- How to care for shakuhachi
How to prevent cracks or splitting and keep shakuhachi clean - How to Hold Larger Shakuhachi
- Small Hands and Holding Shakuhachi
- Shakuhachi Note Charts
Free shakuhachi note charts or ‘fingerings’ in Katakana - How to play shakuhachi Honkyoku music piece Kyorei
- How to Practice Shakuhachi Meditation aka “suizen”
- How to Bind Cracks in Bamboo Shakuhachi
General guides
- Japanese Madaké Bamboo for Shakuhachi
All about Japanese Madaké bamboo. - Types of shakuhachi; Jinashi and Jimori vs. Jiari Jinuri and cast-bores
- Shakuhachi bore sizes: wide, medium, and narrow – a ratio of volume to length
- Traditional tapered shakuhachi bores vs. cylindrical PVC
- No ‘Best’ Shakuhachi
An essay about how there’s no such thing as the ‘best’ shakuhachi. - Shakuhachi size guide – Shaku and Shakuhachi
The shaku lengths sizes explained; 1.8, 1.9, 2.0 and so on. - Shakuhachi Meri note pitch
An essay on the topic of Meri note pitch for shakuhachi - 432 Hz theory and shakuhachi
Addressing the pervasive New Age theory - RSI Musicians Injuries
An essay on my experiences with RSI ‘repetitive strain injuries’. - Honkyoku Shakuhachi Pieces
- Fudaiji Temple Honkyoku of the Seien Ryu 普大寺 西園流
Including its connection to Myoan Taizan Ha 明暗 対山派 - Shakuhachi History
- Komuso Shakuhachi Monks
- Japanese Shakuhachi Terms
