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■ Award- Nov. 2018 Society for Ethnomusicology, Bruno Nettl Prize 2018, What the Doctor Overheard: Dr. Leopold Mueller's Account of Music in Early Meiji JapanRecognized an outstanding publication contributing to or dealing with the history of the field of ethnomusicologyInternational society
- Lead, Mar. 2023, Kokusai bunkagaku kenkyu, (59) (59), 1 - 33, JapaneseAn Introduction to Genealogies of the Momijiyama-gakunin (Gagaku Musicians in Edo): Focusing on Documents “Kaden” and “Kaden ichiranki” Preserved in Tōgi Kanenaga Family
- Lead, Mar. 2023, Nihon bunkaron nenpo, (26) (26), 15 - 60, JapaneseCompilation of the gagaku book "Komashi Shiroku" in relation with Arai Hakuseki and Korean delegation in 1711Research institution
- Lead, Jul. 2022, 国際文化学研究, (58) (58), 1 - 58, JapaneseA study on the musical characteristics of modern miko-kagura (shrine maiden dance): focusing on “Yakumo-mai,” “Suzu-mai,” and “Urayasu-no-mai” created by Ôno TadatomoResearch institution
- Lead, Mar. 2022, Nihon bunkaron nenpo, (日本文化論年報) (日本文化論年報), 13 - 36, JapaneseGagaku practice in Mikawa Province: from Nishio to HekinanResearch institution
- Lead, Feb. 2022, Kokusai Bunkgaku Knekyu, (57) (57), 1 - 36, JapaneseA study on the musical structure of the Yamato-uta songs of Kasuga-taisha shrine: focusing on the notations preserved in a gagaku musician Higashi family in NaraResearch institution
- Mar. 2021, Kokusai bunkagaku kenkyu, (55) (55), 39 - 76, JapaneseGagaku musicians' survival in the Meiji period: a case study of Higashi family's activity in NaraScientific journal
- Mar. 2021, NIhon bunkaron nenpo, (24) (24), 35 - 49, Japanese'Discovery' of a saibara song "Sakurabito" in Nagoya: the creation of local gagaku traditionScientific journal
- Mar. 2020, 日本文化論年報, (23) (23), 31 - 53, JapaneseDevelopment of a city and its musical circumstance: the activities of craftsmen and merchants of musical instruments in the modern period of NagoyaResearch institution
- Dec. 2019, 国際文化学研究, (53) (53), 1 - 36, JapaneseA study on the sacred dance daidaikô-kagura at Tsushima-jinja shrine: from the viewpoint of‘ locality’ and‘ centralization’ of performing artsResearch institution
- 神戸大学大学院国際文化学研究科日本学コース, Mar. 2019, Nihon Bunkaron Nenpo, (22) (22), 9 - 44, Japanese江戸城における舞楽上演の記録--大英博物館蔵『舞楽之圖』と画家の眼Scientific journal
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Dec. 2018, Journal of Intercultural Studies, (51) (51), 1 - 20, JapaneseFilming a traditional performing art: a cultural film "Bugaku" produced by Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (KBS)Research institution
- Dec. 2017, Journal of intercultural studies, (49) (49), 83 - 103, English‘Be a costume hanger’: the aesthetics of imperial bugaku dance of JapanResearch institution
- 神戸大学大学院国際文化学研究科日本学コース, Mar. 2017, Nihon bunkaron nenpo, (20) (20), 1 - 42, Japanese知と技の伝播と共有〜美濃高須の豪商吉田家の文化活動Research institution
- 中津市歴史民俗資料館分館, Mar. 2017, 中津市歴史民俗資料館分館 医家史料館叢書(学芸の諸相 II), (XVI) (XVI), 1 - 41, Japanese一八世紀前半における武家への雅楽の広がり〜豊前中津・田渕家史料より[Invited]Research institution
- 東洋音楽学会 ; [1936]-, Aug. 2016, Toyo ongeku kenkyu, (81) (81), 1 - 24, JapaneseSounds of 'war and peace': new bugaku pieces "Yukyu" and "Showaraku" created for the Kigen nisen roppyakunen in 1940[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 神戸大学大学院国際文化学研究科, Jul. 2016, Journal of intercultural studies, (46) (46), 91 - 120, EnglishInterview with Robert GarfiasResearch institution
- 明治聖徳記念学会, Nov. 2015, 明治聖徳記念学会紀要, (52) (52), 166 - 187, Japanese江戸時代の雅楽の伝承〜楽壇と楽人のアイデンティティの観点から[Invited]Scientific journal
- 神戸大学大学院国際文化学研究科, Jul. 2015, Journal of intercultural studies, (44) (44), 1 - 28, JapaneseGagaku crossing boundaries; Japanese traditional music in the ethnomusicological programs at universities abroadResearch institution
- Japanology course, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University, Mar. 2015, NIhon bunkaron nenpô, (18) (18), 17 - 53, JapaneseGagaku tradition in Nagoya: from late Edo to Meiji periodsResearch institution
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University, Jan. 2015, Journal of Intercultural Studies, (43) (43), 47 - 101, JapaneseA study gagaku musicians' economic activities as feudal lords: referring to the newly discovered documents of Shimogawara family in Heguri townResearch institution
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Japanology course, Mar. 2014, Nihon bunkaron nenpôn, (17) (17), 41 - 75, JapaneseInterview with Robert GarfiasResearch institution
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Dec. 2013, Journal of Intercultural Studies, (41) (41), 55 - 85, JapaneseA study on a contemporary ballet piece "Kaguyahime": how performers recognize Japanese soundsResearch institution
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Jul. 2013, Journal of Intercultural Studies, (40) (40), 25 - 72, JapaneseA study on "Einige Notizen über japanische Musik" written by Benjamin Karl Leopold MüllerResearch institution
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Japanology course, Mar. 2013, NIhon bunkaron nenpo, 15, 16 - 43, JapaneseA document of the revival of Gion-rinji-sai festival in 1865: focusing on performing artsResearch institution
- Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Dec. 2011, Journal of Intercultural Studies, 37, 44 - 94, JapaneseResearch institution
- Kobe University, Jul. 2010, Kokusai bunkagaku kenkyu, 34:1-43, 1 - 43, JapaneseResearch institution
- Mar. 2009, NIhon bunkaron nenpô, 12:1-22, JapaneseAnother gagaku tradition: Garyokai and modern period of OsakaResearch institution
- This paper examines the musical practice of gagaku, the royal court music of Japan, in the early 1940s, which follows an essay of the author published in 2002, discussing on the gagaku recording in 1903. Recently, several old wax cylinders or 78-rpm recor神戸大学大学院国際文化学研究科, Jul. 2008, Journal of cross-cultural studies, 30:1-29, 1 - 29, JapaneseResearch institution
- 神戸大学, Mar. 2007, 日本文化論年報, 10, 47-75, 47* - 75*, JapaneseActivities of Gagaku fuky_kai: the discourses of 'stagnation' and 'dissemination' of gagakuResearch institution
- Gagaku 雅楽, which is the oldest genre of Japanese traditional music preserved in the Court rituals, has experienced a rapid and drastic change after 1970s. This article will study the new movements of gagaku as artistic music by analyzing the National Theatre's activities in the last four decades and evaluate them in the history of gagaku and western contemporary artistic music. There are three new streams in gagaku for a wider public appreciation after 1970s ; 1) surviving traditional repertoire, which can be found in the standard score Meiji sentei-fu 明治撰定譜 kept by Kunaicho gakubu 宮内庁楽部 (Music Department of Imperial Household Agency) and 'reconstruction' of the lost pieces, 2) collaborative works with western artistic music ; and 3) a fusion with pop music. Kokuritsu gekijo 国立劇場, or National Theater Japan, produced a series of Gagaku kouen 雅楽公演, or gagaku concerts, as one of the important programs, in which 'reconstruction' of ancient pieces and instruments have been staged as well as the traditional (classical) repertoire since its open in 1966. Gagaku concerts tried various new experiments under the name of 'reconstruction' and made a great contribution to the development of contemporary artistic music, as opposed to the generally accepted image of gagaku such as 'eternal classics' or 'noble unchanged music'. This paper will clarify how Theater's gagaku concerts have provided an important place for collaborative creation of traditional gagaku and western avant-garde music, focusing on the contents of and the producer's intention for the 'reconstruction' project of the Theater.Kobe University, Feb. 2007, 国際文化学研究, 27, 51-81, 51 - 80, JapaneseResearch institution
- 神戸大学, Mar. 2006, 日本文化論年報, 9, 1-16, 1 - 16, JapaneseResearch on reconstruction in the Taisho period: focusing on an study on the medieval vocal genre 'enkyoku' by Togi TattekiResearch institution
- This paper examines the method and materials that the Japanese government employed to explain its own culture to the West, when it got involved in the globalization at the late 19th century. In concrete, the musical instruments and documents, which were s神戸大学国際文化学部, Sep. 2005, 国際文化学研究, 24, 1p-29p, A1 - A29, JapaneseResearch institution
- 神戸大学, Mar. 2005, 日本文化論年報, 8, 33p-52p, 33 - 52, JapaneseTry to create 'new Japanese music': concept and practice of 'New National Music' by Togi Tetteki in the early 20th centuryResearch institution
- The Society for Research in Asiatic Music (Toyo Ongaku Gakkai, TOG), 2005, Toyo ongaku kenkyu : the journal of the Society for the Research of Asiatic Music, (70) (70), 146 - 149
- Kobe University, Nov. 2004, 国際文化学研究, , 1p-28p, 1 - 27, JapaneseScientific journal
- Jul. 2004, 舞台芸術・芸能見本市2004大阪 文化政策セミナー報告書, , 18-21, JapaneseEncounter of cultures in case of the performing artsInternational conference proceedings
- The Society for Research in Asiatic Music (Toyo Ongaku Gakkai, TOG), 2004, Toyo ongaku kenkyu : the journal of the Society for the Research of Asiatic Music, (69) (69), 192 - 196, English
- Sep. 2003, Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore (Taipei), 141, 13p-53p, EnglishWestern impact on Traditional Music: 'reform' and 'universalization' in the modern period of Japan[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 日本音楽学会, Jun. 2003, 音楽学, 48(3), 207p-221p(3) (3), 207 - 221, English"The meaning of recent changes in bon odori ___: choices made by the people of Okinawan origin in Hawai'i[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 神戸大学, Sep. 2002, 国際文化学研究, 18, 21p-91p, 55* - 63*, JapaneseScientific journal
- 神戸大学, Mar. 2002, 日本文化論年報, 5, 40p-45p, 40 - 45, JapaneseThe current situation of Okina-mai: co-existence of modern society and traditional performing artsScientific journal
- Kobe University, Mar. 2002, 国際文化学研究, 17, 85p-111p, 85* - 111*, JapaneseScientific journal
- The Society for Research in Asiatic Music (Toyo Ongaku Gakkai, TOG), 2002, Toyo ongaku kenkyu : the journal of the Society for the Research of Asiatic Music, (67) (67), 132 - 136
- Sep. 2001, 復帰25周年記念第3回沖縄研究国際シンポジウム報告書『世界につなぐ沖縄研究』, , 666p-674p, JapaneseA study on trans-contexualization of performing arts: revaitalization of eis_ after WWII and the birth of new eis_International conference proceedings
- 神戸大学, Mar. 2001, 日本文化論年報, 4, 18p-40p, 18 - 40, JapaneseA process of transcribing Japanese court music gagaku into western staff notationScientific journal
- Jan. 2001, 2001 PNC Annual Conference & Joint Meetings 15-20 January 2001, Hong Kong (CD-ROM)., ,, EnglishA tentative reconstruction of t_gaku of the late 12th century: focusing on the temporal aspectInternational conference proceedings
- The Musicological Society of Japan, Aug. 2000, 音楽学, 46(1), 26p-42p(1) (1), 26 - 42, EnglishA reconsideration of the traditional terms oze and yuri in t_gaku, as concepts concerning temporal structure[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jul. 2000, 沖縄文化, 91, 1p-33p, JapaneseOkinawan bon odori in Hawaii: multi-layered structure of performing arts in diaspora[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 神戸大学, Mar. 2000, 日本文化論年報, 3, 1p-19p, 1* - 19*, Japanese'Notes on notating gagaku' made in the Institute for Investigation of Japanese Music, Tokyo Music SchoolScientific journal
- Sep. 1999, 国際文化学研究, 12, 19p-49p, JapaneseModernization of gagaku; focusing on Konoe Naomaro's AchievementScientific journal
- The wagon _??__??_, the Japanese indigenous six-stringed zither, is often said to have been used only in Japanese native genres such as mikagura _??__??__??_, azuma-asobi _??__??_, and the like. However, from the 10th century, the wagon was introduced into togaku _??__??_ and saibara _??__??__??_ in the context of private concerts, called gyoyu _??__??_, held by a small number of high ranking nobles. Neither this fact, nor the nature of the wagon's musical practice at that time are well known. Fortunately, several sources on the wagon compiled or copied during the Edo period by the musicians of the Ayanokoji family _??__??__??__??_ and others are available. The source Gakurin-gosho _??__??__??__??_ is of most importance in the following regards; 1) It could be dated back to the 15th century which means it represents the old performance tradition, from the time before the saibara tradition's loss in the late Muromachi period. 2) It contains a detailed scores of the wagon as used in both saibara and togaku. An analysis of these sources has made the followings apparent; First, in saibara, the wagon repeats two fixed patterns called sugagaki _??__??_ and katagaki _??__??_ regardless of the vocal melodies. The former pattern is used in go-hyoshi _??__??__??_ or 8 unit pieces and the latter in sando-byoshi _??__??__??__??_ or 4 unit pieces. The wagon part's lack of a close relationship with the vocal part is a characteristic shared with other native vocal genres such as mikagura and azuma-asobi. The basic techniques included in sugagaki and katagaki patterns in saibara can in fact be found in various native genres, so it is possible that sugagaki and katagaki were constructed from these already existed techniques. In this sense, the wagon as used in saibara can be seen as part of a unified lineage of the wagon practice in Japanese native court songs including mikagura.The Society for Research in Asiatic Music (Toyo Ongaku Gakkai, TOG), Aug. 1998, 東洋音楽研究, 63, 16p-35p(63) (63), 16 - 36,L2, Japanese
In the case of mikagura, however, a periodical cyclic structure is lacking (except in a small number of exceptional pieces) and the wagon is not played in a periodic patternized manner. On the other hand, periodical repetition is a characteristic of the wagon part in saibara which bears similarity to the rhythmic structure of togaku. In saibara, the wagon actually played in a clear rhythmic role, with unequivocal accents marked with the plectrum pattern in a cycle.
Unlike in saibara, the wagon in togaku has developed a more melodic dimension that follows the wind instruments' fundamental melody line. In order to highlight its distinction from other long zither, so or koto, in togaku ensemble, the wagon was always played using plectrum patterns that produced a unique sound and strong accents in a periodical cycle.
Although, the wagon was used in a highly patternized way in togaku, different arrangements of a single piece in the sources examined show considerable variety in their detail. This suggests a flexibility in arrangement of individual melodies. In this regard, the wagon had more scope for musical development in the context of togaku than it did in saibara, for the latter case the wagon played only two fixed patterns. In togaku, then, the wagon's style was in closer accord with the ideals of gyoyu which allowed a large amount of improvisation or personal arrangement of melodies.[Refereed]Scientific journal - Oct. 1997, 沖縄文化, 87, 51p-67p, JapanesePerforming arts among Okinawan-Americans in Los Angeles: new eisa and exoticism[Refereed]Scientific journal
- May 1997, The 2nd International Cference of Asian Music: A-ak,Yayue, Gagaku, Nha Nhac.韓国国立国楽院, , 159p-180p, EnglishTechniques of koto in gagaku: its present and pastInternational conference proceedings
- Kofu-Ryoritsu-no-Maki (KRRM, also known as Kofu/Hooshoo-fu Ryoritsukan/Kofu Ritsuryo-kan) _??__??__??__??__??_, a tablature score for shoo _??_ (mouth organ with 17 bamboo pipes, used in gagaku _??__??_), was compiled in the early 13th century by musicians of the Toyohara family. It includes a large repertoire of toogaku _??__??_ pieces and is especially significant as one of the earliest sources which includes the indications nobe _??_ and haya _??_, a pair of metrical specifications.The Society for Research in Asiatic Music (Toyo Ongaku Gakkai, TOG), 1995, Toyo ongaku kenkyu : the journal of the Society for the Research of Asiatic Music, (60) (60), 1 - 19,L1
The elements of the notational system of KRRM are as follows:
1. Primary tablature signs in vertical column of notation indicating the names of the pipes of the instrument.
2. Secondary signs dealing with rhythm, namely ku-ten _??__??_ (intra-columnary dots) and kobyooshi-ten _??__??__??__??_ (dots to the right of the notational column). Although the ku-ten and kobyooshi-ten systems are applied to the notational column simultaneously in KRRM, these can be analyzed independently.
Analysis focusing on these elements has made it clear that all measured toogaku pieces can be classified into two rhythmic types. Furthermore, comparison of the melodies in KRRM with those in Sango-Yooroku (SGYR) _??__??__??__??_ and Jinchi-Yooroku (JCYR) _??__??__??__??_, both of which were compiled in the late 12th century by Fujiwara no Moronaga, has shown that melodic features in KRRM correspond to those in SGYR and JCYR, although the two types of KRRM are divided into four types in SGYR and JCYR.
The metrical indications nobe and haya can be found in KRRM, while they cannot be found in SGYR and JCYR. It is possible, however, to apply the indications in KRRM to SGYR and JCYR because of the correspondence of melodies between the sources. The relationships between the indications of nobe/haya and the four rhythmic types are as follows:
Type AA: one primary tablature sign for every kobyooshi. →haya
Type B: two or more primary tablature signs for every kobyooshi, with syncopated melodic movement →nobe
Type A: one primary tablature sign for every kobyooshi, or two or more primary tablature signs for odd-numbered kobyooshi →haya (nobe)
Type AB: one or two primary tablature signs for each kobyooshi →haya (nobe)
In the greater part of the repertoire of SGYR and JCYR, an original melody and an arrangement of this is given for each measured piece. In nobe-yahyooshi _??__??__??__??_ pieces particularly, most of the original melodies can be classified into Type A or AB, and the arrangements into Type B. Even though these pieces are classified as nobe pieces as a whole, the original versions in Type A or AB may be classified as haya pieces in terms of the density of tablature signs and melodic movement. In some cases, the original versions in Type A or AB of nobe are expressly referred to as haya in KRRM.
Today the classification of nobe and haya is fixed for each piece, but it seems not to have been in the late Heian to early Kamakura periods (the 12th-13th centuries). In other words, there were several versions of each piece, differing from each other in terms of the metrical specifications nobe and haya. - Jinchi-yoroku (JCYR) _??__??__??__??_, a tablature score for gakuso _??__??_ (the long zither used in gagaku _??__??_), was compiled in the late 12th century by Fujiwara no Moronaga _??__??__??__??_ (1138-92). It stands out among the rich variety of written source materials associated with gagaku as a comparatively large scale source. It includes explanations of notational systems _??__??__??_ and tablature scores of choshi _??__??_, saibara _??__??__??_, togaku _??__??_, komagaku _??__??__??_, and gigaku _??__??_ pieces.The Society for Research in Asiatic Music (Toyo Ongaku Gakkai, TOG), 1993, Toyo ongaku kenkyu : the journal of the Society for the Research of Asiatic Music, (56) (56), 1 - 28,L3
The elements of the notational system of JCYR are as follows:
1. Primary tablature signs indicating names of the strings of the instrument
2. Secondary signs dealing with rhythm
3. Tertiary signs dealing with performance techniques, especially those of the left hand
After analysis focusing on the first two elements, it has become clear that all measured togakv pieces can be classified into four rhythmic types:
Type AA: one primary tablature sign for every kobyoshi _??__??__??_ (unit of rhythm)
Type A: one primary tablature sign for every kobyosh, or one primary tablature sign for even-numbered kobyoshi and two or more primary tablature signs for odd-numbered kobyoshi; the secondary sign ka _??_ appears only in odd-numbered kobyoshi
Type B: two or more primary tablature signs for every kobyoshi, with a syncopated melodic movement; the secondary sign ka appears only in odd-numbered kobyoshi
Type AB: a mixture of Types A and B, with one or two primary tablature signs for each kobyoshi; the secondary sign ka appears both in even-and odd-numbered kobyoshi
In the major part of the togaku repertoire, each measured piece has original melody (genkyoku _??__??_) and an arrangement of this melody (dokyoku _??__??_). Most of the original melodies may be classified into Type A and the arranged ones into Type B.In some cases, melodies of Type B are given the metrical specification gaku-byoshi _??__??__??_, as opposed to tada-byoshi _??__??__??_. Analysis of the frequency of appearance of the secondary sign ka, especially when comparing Types A and B, shows that genkyoku of Type A are likely to bear the indication tada-byoshi, and that this is the same as that of tada-byoshi as interpreted today, in the sense that the odd-numbered kobyoshi are of longer duration than the even-numbered.
- Mar. 2020, Geino, (26) (26), 224 - 227, JapaneseTrends of gagaku in relation with Master Shiba Sukeyasu[Invited]
- Lead, Mar. 2020, Journal of the Musicological Society of Japan, 65(2) (2), 158 - 160, JapaneseBook review SUZUKI Seiko 'Gagaku' no tanjo: Tanabe Hisao ga mita Diatoa no hibiki (Shunjusha, 2019)[Refereed]Book review
- Lead, Mar. 2019, Journal of the Musicological Society of Japan, 64(2) (2), 189 - 191, JapaneseBook review MORITA Totoki. Nohkan no gihou to densho (Kyoto: Shibunkaku shuppan, 2018)[Refereed]Book review
- Lead, Jan. 2018, International Journal of Asian Studies, 15(1) (1), 144 - 146, English書評 Japanese Singers of Tales: Ten Centuries of Performed Narrative. By Alison MacQueen Tokita. Surrey: Ashgate[Invited]Book review
- Lead, Aug. 2014, Toyo ongaku kenkyu, (79) (79), 144 - 146, JapaneseAudio-visual material review Itako Nakamura Take (Ado poporo, 2013)[Refereed]Book review
- Lead, Aug. 2013, Toyo ongaku kenkyu, (78) (78), 137 - 140, JapaneseBook review YAMAMOTO Hanako. Rioshoku gagakubu no kenkyu. Shoshi furora, 2011[Refereed]Book review
- 紫明の会, Sep. 2008, Shimei, 23: 17-21(23) (23), 17 - 21, Japanese唐楽の来た道:隠された旋律にたどる響きの源流Introduction scientific journal
- Aug. 2006, 東洋音楽研究, 71, 191-192, JapaneseBook review "Waka wo utau" (Kasam shoin, 2005)[Refereed]Introduction scientific journal
- Nov. 2004, Round Table “Gagaku and Studies on Gagaku in the 20th Century”. Music and Globalization (Proceedings of the International Congress in Shizuoka 2002, in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Musicological Society of Japan, , 82p-84p, EnglishFuture Perspectives: New Possibility in Research on GagakuReport scientific journal
- Oct. 2004, 音楽学, 50(1), 69p-72p, Japanesediscography review on Walzenaufnahmen japanischer Musik 1901-1913 Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv[Refereed]Introduction scientific journal
- Aug. 2004, 東洋音楽研究, 69, 192p-196p, Japanesediscography review on Walzenaufnahmen japanischer Musik 1901-1913 Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv[Refereed]Introduction scientific journal
- Dec. 2003, ICTM Year Book, 33, 229p-230p, EnglishICTM discography review (Gagaku and Beyond. 2000. Celestial Harmonies 13179-2; Gagaku: "Gems from Foreign Lands". 2002. Celestial Harmonies 13217-2; Gagaku Suites. 2002. Celestial Harmonies 13223-2.),[Refereed]Introduction scientific journal
- Aug. 2003, アジア遊学 特集 島唄の魅力, 66, 70p-81p, JapaneseOkinawan music and dancce across the oceanOthers
- Mar. 2003, 歴博, 117, 15p-19p, JapaneseThe sound of Japanese music in the beginning of the 20th centuryIntroduction scientific journal
- Aug. 2002, 東洋音楽研究, 68, 131p-135p, Japanesediscography review on Zensh_ nihon fukikomi kotohajimeIntroduction scientific journal
- Mar. 2001, 沖縄県文化環境部文化国際局『御座楽復元研究会調査研究報告書II』, , 19p-31p, JapaneseReconstruction of court music in East Asia: case studies of Vietnam and OkinawaOthers
- Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, 15 Mar. 1999, Bulletin, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, 7, 27 - 59, JapaneseCatalogue of Kikkawa Collection (LP records)
- Mar. 1997, 沖縄県商工労働部観光文化局『御座楽復元研究会調査研究報告書』, , 83p-92p, JapaneseOn the sources of uzagaku and min-shin gaku: focusing of Gishi-gakufu and Gishi gakuhin danpich_Others
- Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, 31 Mar. 1993, Bulletin, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, 1, 115 - 146, JapaneseRuiso-chiyo, a Japanese Kamakura-period Tablature Score for Gakuso (Zither) ; Concerning the Notational System and Terms Used in Classification of Togaku Pieces
- The Musicological Society of Japan, 1987, Journal of the Musicological Society of Japan, 33(2) (2), p115 - 127, JapaneseNotational Systems Employed in Scores for Percussion of Nara Tradition--The Relationship between Percussion Scores and Theoretical Treatises
- Contributor, Chapter 1: The Aesthetics of Koto Strings: Materiality and Physical Sensation in Performance, Illinois University Press, Jul. 2024, ISBN: 9780252045929Instrumental Lives: Musical Instruments, Material Culture, and Social Networks in East and Southeast Asia
- Joint work, Reigakusha Gagaku Ensemble: Mediating between Ancient and Contemporary Practice, Brill, Dec. 2023, ISBN: 9789004524019Handbook of Japanese Music in the Modern Era
- Joint work, Gagaku and the Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival of Nara: from the Sound of Authority to the Sound of Local Identity, Routledge, Jul. 2020Presence Through Sounds: Music and Place in East Asia
- Joint work, Cornell Univ East Asia Program, 2018, EnglishWhat the Doctor Overheard: Dr. Leopold Mueller's Account of Music in Early Meiji JapanScholarly book
- Single work, Artes Publishing, Dec. 2017, JapaneseThe Universe of Shiba Sukeyasu: gagaku in the contemporary music sceneGeneral book
- Single work, World Arbiter Records, 2016, EnglishJapanese Traditional Music: Songs of people at work and playOthers
- Joint work, Ancient And Early Medieval Performing Arts, Cambridge University Press, 2016, EnglishA History of Japanese TheatreScholarly book
- Joint work, An Alternative Gagaku Tradition: the Garyokai and Modern Osaka, Ashgate Publishing, Aug. 2013, EnglishMusic, Modernity and Locality in Prewar Japan: Osaka and Beyond (co-authored). Hugh de Ferranti; Alison. Tokita, eds..Scholarly book
- Single work, World Arbiter Records, May 2013, EnglishJapanese Traditional Music: Shamisen & Songs. Kokusai Bunka Shinkôkai 1941Others
- Single work, Arbiter Records, Sep. 2011, EnglishJapanese Traditional Music: Shamisen, Koto, Min’yô. Kokusai Bunka Shinkôkai 1941Others
- Joint work, Surface and Deep Structure in the Togaku Ensemble of Japanese Court Music (Gagaku), Oxford University Press, Sep. 2011, EnglishAnalytical and Cross-Cultural Studies in World Music (co-authored), M. Tenzer; J. Roeder eds.Scholarly book
- Single work, Iwanami shoten, Mar. 2011, JapaneseGagaku wo kiku: hibiki no niwahe no izanaiGeneral book
- Single work, Iwanami shoten, Aug. 2010, JapaneseThe Modern and contemporary in gagaku: continuity, dissemination, and creative renewalScholarly book
- Single work, Arbiter Records, May 2009, EnglishJapanese Traditional Music: Noh, Biwa, Shakuhachi. Kokusai Bunka Shinkôkai 1941Others
- Single work, World Arbiter Records, Nov. 2008, EnglishJapanese Traditional Music: Gagaku, Buddhist Chant, Kokusai Bunka Shinkôkai 1941Others
- Joint work, Beyond the Court: a Challenge to the Gagaku Tradition in the 'reconstruction Project' of the National Theatre, Poole: Global Oriental, Apr. 2008, EnglishPerforming Japan: Contemporary Expressions of Cultural IdentityScholarly book
- Joint work, 放送大学教育振興会, Mar. 2006, JapaneseArts, Culture, and Society (2nd edition)Textbook
- Joint work, 放送大学教育振興会, Mar. 2003, JapaneseArts, culture, society: widening the concept of artTextbook
- Joint work, NHKソフトウェア, Feb. 2003, JapaneseThe attraction of Japanese traditional performing arts (1st vol)General book
- Joint work, 国立劇場, May 2002, JapaneseExchange concerts of Japanese and Koream court music 2002Others
- Joint work, Gagaku, Routledge, 2002, EnglishThe Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, East Asia: China, Japan, and KoreaOthers
- Joint work, 沖縄全島エイサーまつり実行委員会, Mar. 1998, JapaneseEisa in 360 degrees: its history and todayGeneral book
- Single work, 第一書房, Feb. 1996, JapaneseRhythmic structure of gagaku: focusing on t_gaku pieces in the late Heian periodScholarly book
- THe 138th regular meeting of the Central Japan Chapter, Music Society of Japan, Dec. 2023, JapaneseOn gagaku instruments of Yoshida family in Nagoya[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 7th Symposium of the Study Group on Musics of East Asia, International Council for Traditional Music, May 2022, EnglishA local song or a court song?: a‘discovery’of a saibara song“SakurabitoOral presentation
- Gagaku: Cultural Capital, Cultural Heritage, and Cultural Identity, Jun. 2021, JapaneseChanges of performing arts in local shrines after the Meiji period: in the light of ‘Locality’ and ‘centralization’[Invited]Nominated symposium
- Gagaku: Cultural Capital, Cultural Heritage, and Cultural Identity, Jun. 2021, Japanese“Gagaku and the Modern Japanese Empire”[Invited]Nominated symposium
- The 45th World Conference, International Council for Traditional Music, Jul. 2019, English, Chulalongkorn University, International conferenceArt or Record? An Exploration of a Japanese Bugaku Scroll through Cross-cultural and Inter-disciplinary Approaches.Oral presentation
- A symposium on the traditional music and dance education in the Internet era (for the tenth anniversary of foundation of National Gugaku Centre Pusan), Oct. 2018, English, National Gugaku Centre Pusan, International conferenceTransmitting traditional performing arts to the next generation[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- The 6th symposium of Study Group on Musics of East Asia (MEA), ICTM, Aug. 2018, English, National Gugak Center, Seoul, Korea, International conferenceMusical instruments and sustainable environmentOral presentation
- The 3rd Forum of the International Council for Traditional Music, Jul. 2018, English, Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, International conferenceDevelopment of a city and its musical circumstance: the activities of craftsmen and merchants of musical instruments in the modern period of Nagoya, JapanOral presentation
- 雅亮会雅楽ゼミナール, Jul. 2017, Japanese, 津村別院(大阪), Domestic conference幕末・維新期の楽人の実態~楽人日記から[Invited]Public discourse
- The 44th World Conference, International Council for Traditional Music, Jul. 2017, English, University of Limerick (Ireland), International conferenceTo be a ‘cloth hanger’: the aesthetics of imperial bugaku dance of Japan.Oral presentation
- International Symposium “Presence Through Sound: Place and Contemporary Music in and from East Asia, Mar. 2016, English, Sydney Conservatorium, Sydney University, International conferenceGagaku in the Kasuga wakamiya onmatsuri festival: from the sound of imperial authority to the sound of local identity[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 国立音楽大学創立90周年シンポジウム, Nov. 2015, English, Kunitachi College of Music, International conferencePast and future of court musics in East Asia: court music and bamboo culture in Japan[Invited]Keynote oral presentation
- Special lecture at Maison de la culture du Japon, Feb. 2015, Japanese, Maison de la culture du Japon, Maison de la culture du Japon, International conferenceL’Univers du gagakuPublic discourse
- Ethno Forum, Sep. 2014, English, Music Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, International conferenceGigaku in the 21st centuryInvited oral presentation
- 4th International Symposium of Study Group on East Asian Musics, ICTM, Aug. 2014, English, Nara University of Education, International conferenceGigaku in the 21st centuryPublic discourse
- 42nd World Conference of International Council for Traditional Music, Jul. 2013, English, Shanhai Conservatory of Music, International conferenceRethinking ‘past’ and creating ‘present’: activities of a gagaku musician Shiba SukeyasuOral presentation
- ‘The Future of the Japanese Music Heritage: Strategies for Nurturing Japanese Traditional Instrumental Genres and New Music’, Mar. 2013, English, Scandinavia house, New York, International conferenceMusic Notation: Representing Visually the Sound of Music[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- the 256th meeting of Toyo ongaku gakkai, West chapter, Dec. 2012, Japanese, National Museum of Ethnology, Domestic conferenceOn a mnemonic sounds of chanmera reed pipeOral presentation
- 63rd annual conference of Society of research of Asiatic music, Nov. 2012, Japanese, Kunitachi College of Music, Domestic conferenceA study of Leopold Mueller's notes on Japanese MusicOral presentation
- Jeju International Conference on Oriental Musicology and Special Performance, Sep. 2012, English, National Gugak Center, Korea, Jeju Interntaional hotel, International conferenceSacred songs and female priests’ system in the Ryukyu kingdom; focusing Rukugwachi umachii (rice harvest festival) in Aka island[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- International Symposium “Ethnomusicology Training at Hue Academy of Music, Dec. 2011, English, Hue Academy of Music, Vietnam, International conferenceRevival of the 8th century’s melody: academic ‘reconstruction’ and stage performance of gagaku[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- the 62nd annual conference of Society for research of Asiatic music, Nov. 2011, Japanese, Society for research of Asiatic music, Kyoto University of Education, Domestic conferenceMusical identity of gagaku musicians in the Edo periodOral presentation
- International Conference on Ancient Notation of Music and Dance, Apr. 2011, English, National Gugak Center, Korea, National Gugak Center, Korea, International conference‘Where did the notational system of Meiji sentei-fu come from? : Variety and unification in ryûteki notation in Japanese gagaku’[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- “Collection and Documentation of ancient Cham music in Japanese court music Rin’yûgaku”, Nov. 2010, English, Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, International conference‘Rin’yûgaku’ found in Japanese written materials[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Symposium "Music and Modernity in Osaka in the Interwar Years", Dec. 2008, Japanese, 国際日本文化研究センター, 国際日本文化研究センター, International conference両大戦間の雅亮会の活動[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 文化庁公開フォーラム「日本の心を世界に伝える」, Mar. 2008, Japanese, 文化庁, 東京藝術大学奏楽堂, Domestic conferenceアメリカ東海岸における雅楽紹介の試み[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会西日本支部定例研究会, Dec. 2007, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会西日本支部, 大阪, 日本, Domestic conferenceCurrent situation of ethnomusicology in the North America: System, actual condition, and ideologyPublic symposium
- a meeting at Study Group for Musics of East Asia, ICTM, Dec. 2007, English, Study Group for Musics of East Asia, ICTM, 上海, 中華人民共和国, International conferenceTo create 'Japanese music': an experiment by a gagaku musician T_gi Tetteki in the beginning of the 20th centuryOral presentation
- 39th World Conference, International Council for Traditional Music, Jul. 2007, English, International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM), Wien, オーストリア, International conferenceReconstruction or creation? : a strategy of the gagaku 'reconstruction' project in National Theater JapanOral presentation
- Special lecture at Fulbright College, University of Arkansas, Mar. 2007, English, Fulbright College, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceShoga, or mnemonic sounds and notation in Japanese court music gagaku: the way to hand down a tradition of a thousand years[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Mulberry leaf lecture, Mar. 2007, English, Fulbright College, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceNoble entertainment in Heian times Japan, variation of a melody in court music gagaku[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Gagaku workshop, Columbia University, Feb. 2007, English, Institute for Medieval Studies, Columbia University, New York, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceIntroduction to gagaku[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Gagaku concert at Bates College, Feb. 2007, English, Bates College (USA), Portland, Maine, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceIntroduction to gagaku[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Special lecture at Bates College, Feb. 2007, English, Bates College, Portland, Maine, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceGagaku and religious ceremonies[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Donald Keene Center Spring Lecture, Feb. 2007, English, Donald Keene Center, Columbia University, New York, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceFabricating self image through music: the Ryukyu Kingdom's Artistic Strategy in her Relationship with Japan and China[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- Celestial sounds: Japanese Sacred Court Music and Recent Reverberations, Mar. 2006, English, Institute of Medieval Japanese Studies, Columbia University, New York, アメリカ合衆国, International conferenceIntroduction to Japanese court music gagakuInvited oral presentation
- International Conference of the Asian Philosophical Association, Sep. 2005, English, Fatih University, Turkey, Istanbul, International conferenceThe way of presenting Japanese culture: the musical instruments and documents displayed in the World Hygiene Exposition in London 1884Oral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会西日本支部第222回定例研究会, Feb. 2005, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会関西支部, 神戸, 日本, Domestic conferencePanel 'Musical diversity in the modern period of Japan'Public symposium
- 研究ワークショップ「伝統芸能の映像記録の可能性と課題」, Feb. 2005, Japanese, 国立民族学博物館, 大阪, 日本, International conferenceMethod and practice of academic research in the RVMV projectPublic symposium
- 国際文化学会第13回定例研究会, Nov. 2004, Japanese, 神戸大学国際文化学会, 神戸, 日本, Domestic conferenceTry to create 'Japanese music' in the early 20th century: analysis of discourse and works of Togi TettkiOral presentation
- 日本国際文化学会第3回大会, Jul. 2004, Japanese, 日本国際文化学会, 神戸, 日本, Domestic conferenceMulti-cultural society and cultural policyPublic symposium
- 舞台芸術・芸能見本市2004大阪, Jul. 2004, Japanese, 大阪21世紀協会, 大阪, 日本, Domestic conferenceSeminar 'inter-cultural communication in theatrical arts'Public symposium
- 東洋音楽学会第54回大会, Oct. 2003, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会, 広島, 日本, Domestic conferenceRound table 'Yosakoi and eis_: revitalization of traditionPublic symposium
- International Congress of the Musicological Society of Japan, Nov. 2002, English, 日本音楽学会, 静岡, 日本, International conferenceRound table 'Gagaku and Studies on gagaku in the 20th century'Public symposium
- 日韓宮廷音楽交流演奏会シンポジウム, May 2002, Japanese, 国立劇場, 東京, 日本、Seoul, International conferenceGenres and contexts of court music gagakuPublic symposium
- 第69回日本音楽学会関東支部・東洋音楽学会合同例会, Dec. 2001, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会, 日本音楽学会, 東京, 日本, Domestic conferencePanel 'Reconstruction of tradition'Public symposium
- 東洋音楽学会第52回大会, Nov. 2001, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会, 那覇, 日本, Domestic conferenceGagaku in the beginning of the 20th century: the recordings of F. GaisbergOral presentation
- 第4回沖縄研究国際シンポジウム, Sep. 2001, Japanese, 第4回沖縄研究国際シンポジウム実行委員会, 那覇, 日本, Domestic conferenceChanges of bon odori: the choice of the Okinawan people in HawaiiOral presentation
- The 36th World Conference of International Council for Traditional Music, Jul. 2001, English, International Council for Traditional Music, Rio de Janeiro, ブラジル, International conferenceOkinawan bon odori in Hawai'i: internalization of exoticismOral presentation
- Annunal Conference of Pacific Neighborhood Consortium, Jan. 2001, English, Pacific Neighborhood Consortium, Hong Kong, 中国, International conferenceA tentative reconstruction of togaku of the late 12th century: focusing on the temporal aspectOral presentation
- Symposium on Preservation and Promotion of Asian Traditional Performing Arts "Placing Traditions in Future Global Societies, Dec. 2000, English, 国際交流基金, 東京, 日本, International conferenceHistory of Gagaku: for the Court and beyond the CourtPublic symposium
- 日本音楽学会第51回大会, Nov. 2000, Japanese, 日本音楽学会, 京都, 日本, Domestic conferenceThe meaning of the source 'Gagaku kifuh_ hitae' in the transcrition project of Hogaku Ch_sa GakariOral presentation
- Ethno Forum, May 2000, English, Music Department of University of Hawaii, Honolulu, アメリカ, International conferenceMusical strategy of Ryukyu (Okinawa) kingdom in relationship with Japan and ChinaOral presentation
- A Special Lecture at the Center for Japanese Studies, May 2000, English, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, アメリカ, International conference'Genealogy and musical tradition in Japanese court music gagaku'Oral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会関西支部例会, Feb. 2000, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会関西支部, 大阪, 日本, Domestic conferenceSymposium "Traditiona"9: sending Japanese music out across the oceanPublic symposium
- 日本音楽学会第50回大会, Nov. 1999, Japanese, 日本音楽学会, 東京, 日本, Domestic conferenceColoquium 'Establishment of the Nation-state and court music in East Asia')Public symposium
- The 35th World Conference of International Council for Traditional Music, Aug. 1999, English, International Council for Traditional Music, 広島, 日本, International conferenceImperial court musicians' consciousness of their musical tradition: endeavours to notate gagaku in western full ensemble scoresOral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会第425回定例研究会, Jul. 1999, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会, 東京, 日本, Domestic conferenceModernization' of gagaku: western transcription in the Taish_ and early Sh_wa periodsOral presentation
- 神戸大学国際文化学会第2回研究発表会, Jun. 1999, Japanese, 神戸大学国際文化学会, 神戸, 日本, Domestic conferenceThe modern period and Japanese traditional music: transcription of gagaku into western notationOral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会沖縄支部第24回定例研究会, Dec. 1998, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会沖縄支部, 那覇, 日本, Domestic conferenceOkinawan bon dance in Hawaii: multy-layered structure of performing arts in diasporaOral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会第49回大会, Nov. 1998, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会, 名古屋, 日本, Domestic conferenceGyoy_ in the 15th century: based on the description of Gakurin gosh_Oral presentation
- Ethno Forum at University of California, Los Angeles, May 1998, English, University of California, Los Angeles,, Los Angeles, アメリカ, International conferenceOkinawan Performing Arts; A Crossroad between China and JapanOral presentation
- Symposium on the Court music, Jan. 1998, English, Hue College of Arts, Hue, ヴェトナム, International conferenceNotational System of Japanese GagakuOral presentation
- The 4th International Conference of Asia-Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology, Jan. 1998, English, Asia-Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology, Taipei, 台湾, International conferenceAn Analysis of the Structure of Japanese Court Music Gagaku; With Special Reference to the Functions of Wagon (zither) in Saibara and TogakuOral presentation
- 第3回沖縄研究国際シンポジウムシドニー大会, Aug. 1997, Japanese, 第3回沖縄研究国際シンポジウムシドニー大会実行委員会, シドニー大学, Sydney, オーストラリア, International conferenceTrans-contextualization and Stylistic Changes of EisaOral presentation
- The 2nd International Conference of Asian Music; A-ak, Yayue, Gagaku, Nha Nhac, May 1997, Japanese, 韓国国立国楽院, Seoul, 韓国, International conferenceTechniques of koto in gagaku: its present and pastOral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会沖縄支部第19回定例研究会, Feb. 1997, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会沖縄支部, 那覇, 日本, Domestic conferenceVisiting the home of uzagaku: nanguan and peiguan music in Fuchan ProvinceOral presentation
- 沖縄文化協会平成八年度公開研究発表会, Feb. 1997, Japanese, 沖縄文化協会, 那覇, 日本, Domestic conferencePerforming arts of the Okinawan Americans in Los Angeles: New eis_ and exoticismOral presentation
- 東洋音楽学会沖縄支部第18回定例研究会, Nov. 1996, Japanese, 東洋音楽学会沖縄支部, 那覇, 日本, Domestic conferencePerforming arts of the Okinawan Americans in Los AngelesOral presentation
■ Research Themes
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(C), 基盤研究(C), 神戸大学, Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2026Veins of the dissemination and transmission of the gagaku tradition in the modern era: activities of retired court musicians in local areas
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Teikyo University, 01 Apr. 2019 - 31 Mar. 2022An Exploratory Study of Tradition and Performance in BunrakuThe purpose of this study is to clarify the issue of transmission in ningyo joruri (puppet theater) through a variety of approaches. The principal investigator and his/her co-principal investigator conducted surveys and research activities on their own and in cooperation with others. Major surveys included interviews with performers of ningyo joruri and those with practical experience, as well as surveys of actual performances of ningyo joruri and other venues. Quantitative surveys based on experiments were also conducted. These surveys and studies have been published as academic papers, conference presentations, and book chapters.
- 学術研究助成基金助成金/基盤研究(C), Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2022, Principal investigatorCompetitive research funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Teikyo University, 01 Apr. 2016 - 31 Mar. 2019Comprehensive study on the expression of emotion in BunrakuThe aim of this study is to clarify the expression of emotion in puppet theater in various ways. Representatives and team members conducted research and research activities alone or jointly. Collaborative studies based on psychology experiment was also carried out. The results were published as academic papers and conference presentations.
- 科学研究費補助金/基盤研究(C), Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2015, Principal investigatorCompetitive research funding
- 科学研究費補助金/基盤研究(C), 2009, Principal investigatorCompetitive research funding
- 科学研究費補助金/基盤研究(C), 2006Competitive research funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Kobe University, 2003 - 2005A theatrical art environmental international comparative study -For construction of an intellectual support system-1.We investigated how result of humanities scientific study about a stage work was reflected for presentation contents and a person of appreciation. The area that we investigated was each Europe country, Asia, Japan, but we stood on a point of view of historic transformation in the case. 2.We tried construction of an intellectual support system through fact-finding in each place. Cooperation with introduction of a Dramaturgie system, substantiality of an academic information organization about theatrical art, a university I a research organization and an art culture institution / an art cultural organization, training system at a university of theatrical art employment, support system of intellect for a citizen's artwork, ideal method of a review to activate theatrical art. 3.We clarified a problem of culture environment maintenance from the viewpoint of culture political science.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, 2001 - 2003The Mechanism of Intercultural Contacts concerning Japanese Music and Drama : Mutual Transformation of Views in the East and West around the 1900 Paris Universal ExpositionThe aim of this study is to clarify the mechanism of intercultural contacts by analyzing Japanese Music and Drama performed in Europe around the turn of the last century. At Loie Fuller's Theatre, set up for the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition, Sada Yacco made her debut, together with her husband, Otojiro Kawakami and his troupe. Sada Yacco become so famous and popular that Loie Fuller, an American-born dancer-manager, decided to engage them for a long tour the following year. It is now possible to recover portions of performances of the Kawakami troupe from early recordings. There are two different sources. Most of the recordings this troupe made for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company during the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition have been digitalized for Toshiba-EMI. Abraham and Hornbostel also recorded and transcribed portions of the troupe's performances in Berlin in 1901 : these recordings of the Kawakami troupe as well as recordings made in Japan(1911/1913), now in the holdings of the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv, were digitalized in 2003. Inoue studied the relationship between the Kawakami troupe's play, adapting or abridging scenes from Kabuki, and the "avant-garde" dances of Loie Fuller. A program at the Loie-Fuller Theatre usually consisted of a play of the Kawakami troupe with Loie Fuller's performance. The public found the Japanese-American-French cultural contacts in their performances. Terauchi showed in full detail the actual music performed by the Kawakami troupe from the early recordings and articles concerning Japanese music written at that time. These performances provided scholars of Japanese music in Europe with a wealth of materials. Watanabe directed his attention to the early recordings made in Japan mentioned above, especially that of "Oiwake", a kind of folk music. These recordings reveal the conditions surrounding Japanese folk music immediately before the modernization and reorganization, which occurred amidst the cultural contact with the West.