New Blog Post by Rie Asai! Today’s theme is about "Mr. Tsutomu Sakamoto."
New Blog Post by Rie Asai!
Today’s theme is about "Mr. Tsutomu Sakamoto."
Mr. Tsutomu Sakamoto…
Hello! It’s Rie Asai, feeling full of energy again today!
One of the things I’ve been studying lately is history—especially world history. It feels strange to relearn it now, as I find myself looking at history from a completely different perspective than before. Maybe it's just a sign that I'm getting older?
Studying history always brings back vivid memories of the European tour I took with Mr. Sakamoto.
I was only in elementary school at the time. When Mr. Sakamoto was invited by the Bulgarian government for a European performance tour, I got to go along with him. Even now, my memories of the European countries we visited are still so clear.
Back then, the world was still in the midst of the Cold War. Even though I was just a little girl, it really made me think about a lot of things.
As we flew from country to country, I sometimes had the chance to sit next to Mr. Sakamoto and chat. Whenever we landed, he would ask me, "Rie-chan, what does it look like outside?" (Mr. Sakamoto was visually impaired.) I remember always wondering how best to describe it to him. Every time we landed, even though we were in a brand new country, the airports all looked exactly the same to me!
It’s such a fond memory.
I grew up listening to the sound of the koto played by Mr. Sakamoto and my mother, Daimiko Asai.
To me, those two are the true definition of what a koto should sound like.
It is absolutely beautiful.
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Composed by Tsutomu Sakamoto: "Along the Flow of Tone" (Tone no Nagare ni Soute)
It’s one of my absolute favorite pieces! ♪Rie's Instagram: Along the Flow of Otone
♪Koto Chikage♪
Mr. Tsutomu Sakamoto… https://kotochikage.com/Blog/Detail/2/14177
Koto Chikage is located at Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, JAPAN.
We offer hands-on workshops of koto, shamisen and calligraphy.
