//15th March 2026, in Shikokuchuo, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be a guest performer at the Waon~♪ 15th Anniversary Concert.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Doors open at 12:00 PM, Concert begins at 1:00 PM
Gyoukan
(178-1 Irino, Doi-cho, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, Japan)
Free admission
Performers and Organizers: Waon~♪
Supporting Performers:
Chorus Group Uguisu
Koto Group Nakagawa Shachu
Special Guest: Kazunari Abe (Shinobue Player)
Sponsored by:
Shikokuchuo City
Shikokuchuo City Board of Education
Shikokuchuo City Social Welfare Council
Shikoku Chuo Television
Waon~♪ 15th Anniversary Concert [Shikokuchuo, Japan] 15th March
2026-02-09
Chinju no Mori (Shrine Forest) Dedication Concert [Beppu & Oita, Japan] 28th & 29th March
2026-02-07
//28th & 29th March 2026 in Beppu & Oita, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will perform shinobue with drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara.
Chinju no Mori (Shrine Forest) Dedication Concert
~A solemn melody played in a space steeped in timeless history~
PERFORMERS:
Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drummer)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue (Japanese bamboo flute) player)
FREE ADMISSION *Will be held even in light rain
DATE, TIME, & PLACE:
Saturday, 28th March 2026, 3:00 PM -
Hachiman Asami Shrine
(2-15-19, Asami, Beppu, Oita, Japan)
+81 977 23 1408
Sunday, 29th March 2026, 3:00 PM -
Kasuga Shrine
(4-6-87, Seike-machi, Oita, Oita, Japan)
+81 97 532 5638
Kazunari Abe will perform shinobue with drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara.
Chinju no Mori (Shrine Forest) Dedication Concert
~A solemn melody played in a space steeped in timeless history~
PERFORMERS:
Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drummer)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue (Japanese bamboo flute) player)
FREE ADMISSION *Will be held even in light rain
DATE, TIME, & PLACE:
Saturday, 28th March 2026, 3:00 PM -
Hachiman Asami Shrine
(2-15-19, Asami, Beppu, Oita, Japan)
+81 977 23 1408
Sunday, 29th March 2026, 3:00 PM -
Kasuga Shrine
(4-6-87, Seike-machi, Oita, Oita, Japan)
+81 97 532 5638
Shinobue Student Concert [Matsuyama, Japan] 26th April
2026-02-05
//26th April 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//
The 4th Shinobue Student Concert in Matsuyama
Sunday, 26th April 2026
Doors open at 1:30 PM, performance begins at 2:00 PM
Bansui-so
(3-3-7 Ichibancho, Matsuyama City, Ehime, Japan)
Free admission
The 4th Shinobue Student Concert in Matsuyama
Sunday, 26th April 2026
Doors open at 1:30 PM, performance begins at 2:00 PM
Bansui-so
(3-3-7 Ichibancho, Matsuyama City, Ehime, Japan)
Free admission
KAMI-NARI Kansai Tour [Kyoto, Wakayama, Nara] 8th-10th May
2026-02-03
//8th-10th May 2026 in Kyoto, Wakayama and Nara, Japan//
[KAMI-NARI Kansai Tour]
KAMI-NARI
Masayuki Sakamoto -Taiko, Japanese drums
Tetsuya Kajiwara -Drums
Kazunari Abe -Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute
May 8th (Fri)
Kyoto | Takutaku
Drums, Taiko, and Rock 'n' Roll!!
With BATI-HORIC (Bachiholic)
May 9 (Sat)
Wakayama | Ittosha
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
The Echoes of Thunder
OA: Keiji Hara (Japanese Taiko)
Tickets
https://qr.quel.jp/om/5t3s3e
TEL: 090-6985-2856 (Keiji Hara)
May 10 (Sun)
Nara | Oji-cho Yawaragi Hall
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
With LINK
Tickets
info@linktaiko.jp
TEL: 070-1273-8310 (Yosuke Inoue)
[KAMI-NARI Kansai Tour]
KAMI-NARI
Masayuki Sakamoto -Taiko, Japanese drums
Tetsuya Kajiwara -Drums
Kazunari Abe -Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute
May 8th (Fri)
Kyoto | Takutaku
Drums, Taiko, and Rock 'n' Roll!!
With BATI-HORIC (Bachiholic)
May 9 (Sat)
Wakayama | Ittosha
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
The Echoes of Thunder
OA: Keiji Hara (Japanese Taiko)
Tickets
https://qr.quel.jp/om/5t3s3e
TEL: 090-6985-2856 (Keiji Hara)
May 10 (Sun)
Nara | Oji-cho Yawaragi Hall
Doors open 3:30 PM, performance begins 4:00 PM
With LINK
Tickets
info@linktaiko.jp
TEL: 070-1273-8310 (Yosuke Inoue)
National Tree Planting Festival [Matsuyama, Japan] 17th May
2026-02-01
//17th May 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be performing at the 76th National Tree Planting Festival Ehime 2026 ceremony.
He will be performing the Ehime folk song "Misaka Mago Uta" by shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute with vocals by Anna Sato.
https://syokujusai-ehime2026.jp
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Ehime Prefectural General Athletic Park (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
Kazunari Abe will be performing at the 76th National Tree Planting Festival Ehime 2026 ceremony.
He will be performing the Ehime folk song "Misaka Mago Uta" by shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute with vocals by Anna Sato.
https://syokujusai-ehime2026.jp
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Ehime Prefectural General Athletic Park (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)









