Nawa Keidō

名和啓童

10/3/1898 - ????

尺八

Began his study of Kinko-ryū shakuhachi with Kawase Junsuke I at Chikuyusha as uchi-deshi (live-in apprentice) at the age of 16. Became one of the main teachers there and, in 1923, went to Manchuria to help popularize the shakuhachi, staying until 1946. Returning to Japan as a repatriated Japanese after the war, he eventually moved back to Tokyo to re-establish his teaching studio as a Chikuyusha member. Overall, his career as a shakuhachi professional spanned more than 60 years.

別名名和永次郎 (Nawa Eijirō)

先生

教え子

1941 -

1930 -

1924 -

1919 - ????