Notes
"Forever
in this eternal reign,
like two bamboo shoots
grown straight and true,
this world shall last
thousands of ages...
On the young needles of the pine,
snow." (Lyrics from Yachiyo Jishi)
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Take a journey to 17th century Japan in my musical time machine. Travel from the end of autumn to the beginning of spring with Kazue Sawai, Tani Senzan & Tanaka Yoko + Hozan Yamamoto & Tadao Sawai
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3 comments on The 400-Year-Old Japanese Winter
armpithairsareuseless October 02, 2017
Jesus, I REALLY love your japanese playlists. You're the place to go if I wanna hear something traditional, man! Aaaaahhhh...
⃠redbatrecords plus October 14, 2017
@armpithairsareuseless Well I REALLY appreciate listeners such as yourself! Thank you so much, I really ought to get back to posting these traditional compositions then :)
⃠airbyzen March 15, 2016
Beautiful. Thank you!
⃠redbatrecords plus March 16, 2016
@airbyzen You're welcome! And thank you too. I put a lot of heart into this one ;)
⃠redbatrecords plus November 20, 2015
Image: Utagawa Hiroshige - Snow Scene at the Shrine of Benzaiten in the Pond at Inokashira (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei)
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