//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

　

//3rd, November 2025 in Tottori, Japan//

Musical Puppet Theater
"Fudoki 'sand' - Bare Life"

DATE:
Monday, 3rd November 2025
Part 1/ 11:00 AM -
Part 2/ 4:00 PM -

PLACE:
Taihei Park
(Commonly known as Sankaku Park: 528 Kawaramachi, Tottori City)

Free Admission

APPEARANCE:
Kanroku + Mokgusha (Bunraku Ningyo Puppets) / Osaka
Stann Duguet (Cello) / France
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue) / Ehime

//16th November 2025 in Mihara, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing with Japanese drum and chappa player Ryutaro Kaneko at the Mihara Yassa Taiko 30th Anniversary Concert.

Mihara Yassa Taiko 30th Anniversary Concert

DATE:
Sunday, 16th November 2025, start 13:30 (doors open 13:00)

PLACE:
Mihara City Arts and Culture Center, Popolo Hall
(2-1-1 Miyaura, Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan)

APPEARANCE:
Mihara Yassa Taiko

Guest performers:
Ryutaro Kaneko (Japanese drums/chappa)
Kazunari Abe (shinobue)

Free admission:
*Admission ticket required.

Ticket distribution:
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 onwards

Contact information:
Mihara Yassa Taiko Development Association (inside the Mihara Chamber of Commerce and Industry) +81 848 62 6155

　

//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)

　

//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