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Iwazaki Chieko

Iwazaki Chieko
Koto & Shamisen

Mrs. Chieko Iwazaki began studying the koto (Japanese zither) at the age of five and the shamisen (Japanese lute) at the age of 10. She trained under the guidance of Haruko Kurabe, a well-known teacher in the Kyushu style of shamisen, and studied the koto under Ono Mamoru of the Soumei Music Guild

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