The one and only specialist with an international reputation, Koto: Kiyoshi Ibukuro

Born December 1st in Tokyo, Japan. He has been active as a koto player since he was a high school student, performing in China by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, as well as abroad in eight countries including Vietnam, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, and Korea, and appearing on radio and in various local newspapers, as well as publishing a collection of his compositions. He is a specialist of the koto, who has been pursuing the potential of the koto as a "musical instrument" and has participated in many collaborations with Western instruments as well as Japanese instruments.