Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sankieien Garden Concert

Tuesday was a special day in Sankieien Gardens, Yokohama as this day the community was invited to view the harvest moon. The special event on this night was a concert featuring koto, as played by Hiroko Kodama (my koto instructor) and shakuhachi, as played by Shunzan Shitara.

Imagine sitting within a beautiful Japanese garden, watching the moon rise over a temple spire, and listening to traditional Japanese music, performed outdoors by masters of the art; it was awesome.

Pictures and a 10 minute video follow. Click on pictures for LARGE picture.

BIG POND


HIDDEN MIST GARDEN


SMALL POND


TURTLES (MY FAVORITES)


SENSEI KODAMA AND ME


HARVEST MOON CONCERT


HARVEST MOON CONCERT VIDEO(Youtube Video 10 minutes)


Night time Garden Scene