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  • A retrospective on my Komuso practice in the streets of America

    A retrospective on my Komuso practice in the streets of America

    April 11, 2024

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    Josen

    Above: practicing formal shakuhachi Takuhatsu Komuso alms begging and weaving my Tengai hat I haven’t talked about my time spent…

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  • RSI Musician’s Injuries

    March 24, 2024

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    Josen

    I think many people might be surprised to learn that, in the past, I struggled with debilitating pain and nerve…

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  • My New and Final Shakuhachi Signature

    December 17, 2023

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    Josen

    I started making bamboo flutes around the age of 16 (as of this writing I’ll be turning 38 on Dec.…

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  • Reminiscing on my first shakuhachi lesson

    September 18, 2023

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    Josen

    NYC, 2005, beginning of fall – I was to have my first shakuhachi lesson with Ron Nyogetsu in the West…

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  • Unboxing 240+ pieces of old Madaké bamboo from Japan

    October 7, 2022

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    Josen

    I was very fortunate to be able to acquire 30+ year old Madaké bamboo from Japan for the crafting of…

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  • Saying Bye to the Bell Shakuhachi

    September 8, 2022

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    Josen

    I mentioned in my newsletter recently that the time’s come for me to retire from making the current iteration of…

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  • Harvesting Madaké Bamboo in Japan for Shakuhachi

    Harvesting Madaké Bamboo in Japan for Shakuhachi

    January 31, 2020

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    Josen

    Thanks to the sales of the Bell Shakuhachi I was able to afford a trip to Japan to harvest Madaké bamboo this…

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  • My North American Japanese Madaké bamboo harvests

    My North American Japanese Madaké bamboo harvests

    March 10, 2015

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    Josen

    Me and my father walking and talking with Jim Mortensen and his son in his Alabama bamboo groves, 2010

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  • I authored a book: Your Shakuhachi Journey

    I authored a book: Your Shakuhachi Journey

    February 17, 2015

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    Josen

    Out of print [I’m currently planning a new expanded edition as of 2024] Some months ago, shakuhachi craftsman and my…

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  • Weaving a shakuhachi Komuso monk Tengai “basket hat”

    Weaving a shakuhachi Komuso monk Tengai “basket hat”

    December 1, 2011

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    Josen

    Back in 2011, this Tengai Komuso shakuhachi monk “basket hat” was the first thing I had ever woven and it…

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