//28th November 2026 in Saijo, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be giving a commemorative lecture at the Saijo City Social Welfare Convention.
He will share the story of the past 30 years he has spent walking alongside the sounds of the *shinobue* (bamboo flute) and *taiko* drums.


The 22nd Saijo City Social Welfare Convention


Saturday, November 28, 2026
12:30 PM – Registration opens
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Part 1 – Ceremony
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Part 2 – Commemorative Lecture


Saijo City General Cultural Hall, Main Hall
(79-4 Jinbai-ko, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture)


Talk & Live Performance: "The Traveling Shinobue"
—Melodies Played Through Mindful Breathing—


Kazunari Abe (Shinobue Player)

Admission Free
Open to everyone


Saijo City Council of Social Welfare
0898-64-2600

　

// Saturday, 10th October 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//

Performing as part of the Matsuyama Design Week 2026 program at Ishite-ji Temple (Kumano-san)—the 51st temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage route. The sound of the bamboo flute will invite the audience into a realm of finite beauty.


Original Dance Performance: "Kikka Saisei" (Rebirth of the Chrysanthemum)


Saturday, 10th October 2026, 17:00–19:00


Ishite-ji Temple (Kumano-san), 51st Temple of the Shikoku Pilgrimage
(2-9-21 Ishite, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)


Dance: Seiko Kitagawa
Dance: Sakichi (Dogo Yunomachi Kenban)
Shinobue (Bamboo Flute): Kazunari Abe

Bamboo Lanterns: Chikuzanso (Kawanosato, Matsuyama City)

Admission Free

　

//20th September 2026 in Matsuyama, Japan//

Performing at the opening ceremony of Matsuyama Design Week 2026.
The symbolic art installation "Hana-Kekkai" (Floral Barrier) will be unveiled, and the event's commencement will be celebrated with the sound of SHINOBUE, Japanese bamboo flute.


Sunday, 20th September 2026, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM


2nd Floor Hall, Matsuyama Castle Ropeway Shinonome-guchi Station Building
(3-2-46 Okaido, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)

Free admission

　

//13th September 2026 in Nagano, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing SHINOBUE (Japanese bamboo flute) as a musical offering at Togakushi Jinja Shrine.

DATE:
Sunday, 13th September 2026

PLACE:
Togakushi Jinja Shrine, Hokosha
*2110 Togakushi Hokosha, Nagano, Nagano

DEDICATION PERFORMANCE:
Hana Sakai (dance)
Yasutake Shimaji (dance, choreography)
Tetsuya Kajiwara (drums)
Kazunari Abe (shinobue, nohkan)

　

//23rd August 2026 in Tanabe, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing SHINOBUE (Japanese bamboo flute) as a musical offering at Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine.

DATE:
Sunday, 23rd August 2026, 18:00-

PLACE:
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, Oyunohara
*1110 Hongu, Hongu-cho, Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan

DEDICATION PERFORMANCE:
Tetsuya Kajiwara (drums)
Kazunari Abe (shinobue, nohkan)