A list of traditional Japanese music events, businesses, and shakuhachi web sites.

Bamboo Supply for Shakuhachi Making
Are you interested in buying poles for making shakuhachi? If so, I'm very happy to provide you bamboo poles for making flutes; I own great bamboo resources, because my town is in Anji which is rich in Bamboo. For your information, we have offered 100 pcs of high quality bamboo poles to Chinese Musicians Association, and 50pcs to an Czech customer. So I'm confident to supply you high quality bamboo poles.

Note: The poles in my county (anji county zhejiang province China) owns the best quality bamboo poles for making shakuhachi. I can also provide you black and speckled bamboo poles for making flutes. If you need high quality bamboo poles to make shakuhachi, pls feel free to tell me.

James shakuhachi@live.cn Tel:86-133 6225 5796

Bamboo-In Shakuhachi Retreat Centre
Bamboo-In, situated on the stunning sunshine coast of British Columbia in the picturesque outreaches of Pender Harbour is a place focussing on the practice of shakuhachi. Bamboo-In features a karesansui (dry rock garden), manicured garden, and shakuhachi meditation room. Just 10 minutes walk from the ocean on quiet country roads, Bamboo-In is ideal for growing and deepening shakuhachi practice and meditation. http://alcvin.ca/retreats/

Haiku Bamboo Nursery
HAIKU BAMBOO NURSERY I grow 23 different kind of Species. Am bamboo grower, it's important to maintain/care the Bamboo Grove - develop high quality bamboo plants and bamboo poles. I Cure, Treated and Untreated for Crafts maker and Construction use.

Beside grow Bamboo plants, am Bamboo Craft maker and Shakuhachi maker. Carry high quality bamboo poles - Japanese Madake and Taiwan Madake for Shakuhachi. I Harvest Bamboo Poles (from my Nursery) every year to dry/cure/treated or untreated. I Hand pick, Root End Treated and Non Root End done either Treated or left untreaded.

Display in BAMBOO POLES WAREHOUSE 20 Tuttle Rd. Hendersonville, NC 28792. Open Monday-Friday 9-5. 1(828) 685-3053. Come in to inspect and pick your own poles.

OSHIMA BAMBOO SCHOOL have class "How to make Shakuhashi flute".

Ho Setsu Shakuhachi
Beautiful Bamboo Shakuhachi Flutes made by Jem Klein. Specializing in precision craftsmanship. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://www.hosetsu.com/

Hogaku Journal (Japanese)
A source for information about Japanese music. The web site also sells a large collection of CDs.

Japan Shakuhachi
A site listing several Japanese shakuhachi makers.

Mejiro
Mejiro Co., Ltd. is a store in Tokyo, Japan, devoted to the Japanese bamboo flute. They deal in Shakuhachi and Shinobue, selling both flutes for all levels of player and any and every kind of tool for making or repairing your own.

Tai Hei Shakuhachi
Monty Levenson's site is a total resource for Shakuhachi - the traditional Japanese bamboo flute. From here you can find quality instruments (beginner, student & professional models) along with complete information on the subject including: playing guides, flute craft manuals, books, sheet music, recordings, teachers, schools, organizations, ethnic bamboo flutes around the world and much more.

Yung Flutes
Perry Yung is a multi-talented artist, craftsman, and performer. In 2002, he was the first American to receive a Japan-US Friendship Grant to specifically study shakuhachi making in Japan. When Perry is not making or playing shakuhachi, he creates and performs contemporary theater with the SLANT Performance Group, and designs sets for Maura Nguyen Donohue and In Mixed Company.