//1st February 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//

This planetarium concert features Shinobue (Japanese bamboo flute) performer Kazunari Abe.
This year's eighth concert, the theme is "LOVE & PEACE."
Please enjoy the sound of the flute resonating across the planetarium's celestial sphere.

Kazunari Abe Shinobue Concert
"Shinobue in Planetarium Vol. 8" ~ LOVE & PEACE ~

Date & Time:
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 2:00 PM (Doors open at 1:30 PM)

Location:
Matsuyama City Community Center Cosmo Theater
(Children's Hall, 7-5 Minatomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan)

Performer:
Kazunari Abe (shinobue)

Tickets:
Adult: ¥4,000 (Under 25): ¥2,000 / High school students and younger: ¥1,000
Preschool children are not permitted.

Inquiries & Reservations:
-Peatix
https://shinobueplanetarium8.peatix.com
-"Contact Us" page on this website
https://kazunariabe.jp/contact.html

　

//14th December 2025 in Zentsuji, Japan//

Sponsored by Zentsuji City Library, Kazunari Abe will be holding a shinobue (bamboo flute) concert and workshop in the large hall of the former Zentsuji Kaikosha. Please apply and join us.

Shinobue Player Kazunari Abe
"Shinobue Concert & Workshop"


Sunday, 14th December 2025
- Concert: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Workshop: 2:20 PM - 4:20 PM
(Break: 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM)


Former Zentsuji Kaikosha, Main Hall
(1-1 Bunkyo-cho 2-chome, Zentsuji, Kagawa, Japan)


Zentsuji City Library (2nd Floor, City Hall) +81 877 63 5188
Registration begins on Sunday, 9th November, 9:00 AM
[Concert] 70 people
[Trial Session] 20 people (4th grade and above) (no shinobue experience)
Free
*All admissions are for elementary school students and younger, accompanied by a parent or guardian


Zentsuji City Library (2nd Floor, City Hall)
+81 877 63 5188

　

//22nd Desember 2025 in Takachiho, Japan//

Dedication Performance:
Yasutake Shimaji
Hana Sakai
Tetsuya Kajiwara
Kazunari Abe

DATE:
Monday, 22nd Desember 2025

PLACE:
Amanoiwato Shrine
(1073-1, Iwato, Takachiho-cho, Nishiusuki-gun, Miyazaki, Japan)

The details are here:
https://amanoiwato-jinja.jp/pages/30/detail=1/b_id=3/r_id=515#block3-515

　

//4th January 2026 in Koto-ku, Japan//

New Year's Japanese Music "Wasshoi" Part 15

https://www.kcf.or.jp/kameido/event/detail/?id=8900

Performers:
Bunraku Puppets + Tsugaru Shamisen + Shinobue
Kanroku + Mokugusha (Bunraku Puppets)
Nobuto Yamanaka (Tsugaru Shamisen)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue)

三音色
Junichi Suzuki (Taiko)
Suikei Nishikata (Taiko)
Nsomi Koizumi (Shinobue)

Guide: Kocho Tatekawa (Rakugo Storyteller)

Date and Time:
Sunday, 4th January 2026
Doors Open 14:30, Performance Begins 15:00

Place:
Kameido Cultural Center Camellia Hall
(5F Camellia Plaza, 2-19-1, Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

Price:
¥4,500 (All seats reserved, tax included)

Inquiries:
Raku Kobo +81 3 6453 4848


Camellia Hall +81 3 5626 2121
Ticket Pia https://t.pia.jp (P-Code: 307513)
Raku Kobo +81 3 6453 4848 http://www.raku.co.jp
Or contact each performer.


Raku Kobo


Koto City Cultural Community Foundation
Koto City Kameido Cultural Center


Mokugusha

//23rd November 2025 in Matsuyama, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing with children from the Ikenobo flower arranging school at the following event:

2025 Prefectural Cultural Festival
Children's Traditional Culture Festival

Click here for the event flyer.
https://www.pref.ehime.jp/uploaded/attachment/161101.pdf


Sunday, 23rd November 2025, 10:00-16:00


Ehime Prefectural Cultural Center
(2-5-1 Dogo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)


Free admission (fees apply for some activities)


+81 89 907 5222 (Ehime Prefectural Cultural Festival Executive Committee, Weekdays 9:00 - 17:00)