//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

　

//7th February 2027 in Kanonji, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing at the 40th Anniversary Concert of Onohara Ryuo Daiko.

DATE:
Sunday, 7th February 2027,
Doors open: 13:30 / Performance starts: 14:00

PLACE:
High Staff Hall (Kanonji Civic Hall)
(1186-2 Ko, Kanonji-cho, Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan)

PERFORMER:
Onohara Ryuo Daiko

GUESTS:
Toyonokuni Yufuin Genryu Daiko (Oita Prefecture)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue Flute Player)

TICKETS:
Advance: 2,000 yen / Door: 2,500 yen
*All seats unreserved

　

//30th September 2026 in Nachikatsuura, Japan//

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

DATE:
Wednesday, 30th September 2026, 11:00-

PLACE:
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine, in front of the Nachi Falls
*1 Nachisan, Nachikatsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama, Japan

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

　

//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)