is an internationally renowned performer and teacher of the ''

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'', a traditional vertical

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. Kakizakai studied under and recorded with

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. He graduated from the NHK Traditional Music Conservatory and is a past winner of the Kumamoto All Japan Hougaku competition. Kakizakai has performed widely in Japan and abroad, notably as shakuhachi soloist in Toru Takemitsu's ''

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'' with the NHK Symphony Orchestra. As of 2006, he is a research fellow at the

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. He is also full-time instructor for the International Shakuhachi Kenshukan and NHK Culture Centre, and President of the International Shakuhachi Kenshu-kan Chichibu School and Oizumigakuen School. He is a member of the regular faculty of the Shakuhachi Summer Camp of the Rockies in

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(United States).Rockies Shakuhachi Summer Camp
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Notes

Discography

* "Koten Shakuhachi". Victor - VZCG-304. 2003. * "Koten Shakuhachi 2." Freekick - FRK-0901. 2009.

External links

Biography: Kakizakai Kaoru
at The International Shakuhachi Society 1959 births Japanese male musicians Japanese musicians Living people Musicians from Saitama Prefecture Shakuhachi players {{Japan-musician-stub