Shakuhachi Master - John Singer
4. AKITA SUGAGAKI
Among the Shakuhachi Honkyoku pieces there are the "Sugagaki pieces" and this is one of the so called "Sugagaki Mono".
The term Sugagaki, when used in Shakuhachi music, simply means pieces which are unrelated to the Fuke legend. The term Sugagaki also refers to a technique used in solo Koto music without voice. Akita is the name of a prefecture in Japan.
Akita Sugagaki is thought to have been transmitted to Kinko Kurosawa by Biao in Akita Prefecture. However, it may have been a transmitted piece of Koku Zan Dai-Ji Temple.
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