/8th October 2025 in Osaka, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be performing as a shinobue player in NEW RENSAGEKI "Momotaro-Zero," which will be performed at the Pop-up Stage West at the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025.
NEW RENSAGEKI "Momotaro-Zero"
A performance of sword fighting and live music that will thrill all five senses!
DATE:
Wednesday, 8th October 2025
PLACE:
Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 / Pop-up Stage West
(Yumeshima, Osaka, Osaka, Japan)
SCRIPTWRITER & DIRECTOR: Genki Takigawa
MUSIC PRODUCER: Tetsuya Kajiwara
ACTION DIRECTOR: Matt Okui
*Show times, cast members, and other details will be updated soon.
MOMOTARO-ZERO [Osaka, Japan] 8th October
2025-06-29
FUDOKI [Tottori, Japan] 20th , 21st September
2025-06-28
//20th, 21st September 2025 in Tottori, Japan//
Mokugusha's musical puppet play "FUDOKI" will be performed at the international theater festival "Bird Theater Festival," which has been held annually since 2008 mainly at the Bird Theatre in Shikano-cho, Tottori City. Kazunari Abe will be performing with shinobue and wadaiko drums.
Musical puppet theater "FUDOKI"
APPEARANCE:
Kanroku + Mokugusha (Bunraku puppets)
Kazunari Abe (shinobue, taiko)
DATE:
Satyrday, 20th & Sunday, 21st September 2025
Both days start at 2pm
PLACE:
Gijo Theater
(Shikano-cho, Tottori, Tottori, Japan)
ACCESS:
https://www.birdtheatre.org/engekisai/access/
TICKET:
https://www.birdtheatre.org/engekisai/ticket/
For more details, please visit the "Bird Theater Festival 18" special page.
https://www.birdtheatre.org/engekisai/
Mokugusha's musical puppet play "FUDOKI" will be performed at the international theater festival "Bird Theater Festival," which has been held annually since 2008 mainly at the Bird Theatre in Shikano-cho, Tottori City. Kazunari Abe will be performing with shinobue and wadaiko drums.
Musical puppet theater "FUDOKI"
APPEARANCE:
Kanroku + Mokugusha (Bunraku puppets)
Kazunari Abe (shinobue, taiko)
DATE:
Satyrday, 20th & Sunday, 21st September 2025
Both days start at 2pm
PLACE:
Gijo Theater
(Shikano-cho, Tottori, Tottori, Japan)
ACCESS:
https://www.birdtheatre.org/engekisai/access/
TICKET:
https://www.birdtheatre.org/engekisai/ticket/
For more details, please visit the "Bird Theater Festival 18" special page.
https://www.birdtheatre.org/engekisai/
KAMI-NARI [Takahashi, Japan] 14th September
2025-06-25
//14th September 2025 in Takahashi, Japan//
KAMI-NARI, a unit consisting of Japanese Taiko drummer Masayuki Sakamoto, drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara, and Shinobue flute player Kazunari Abe, will hold a concert in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture again this year!
Otodama Kotodama vol.3
DATE:
Sunday, 14th September 2025
open 17:00 / start 18:00
PLACE:
Minami Nakada Sakagura
(1426 Uji-cho, Takahashi, Okayama, Japan)
APPEARANCE:
KAMI-NARI
(Taiko/Masayuki Sakamoto, Drums/Tetsuya Kajiwara, Shinobue/Kazunari Abe)
ADMISSION FEE:
3500 YEN
*High school and Junior high school students 1000 YEN
RESERVATION:
Takahashi City Tourism Association Fukiya Branch
+81 866 29 2205
KAMI-NARI, a unit consisting of Japanese Taiko drummer Masayuki Sakamoto, drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara, and Shinobue flute player Kazunari Abe, will hold a concert in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture again this year!
Otodama Kotodama vol.3
DATE:
Sunday, 14th September 2025
open 17:00 / start 18:00
PLACE:
Minami Nakada Sakagura
(1426 Uji-cho, Takahashi, Okayama, Japan)
APPEARANCE:
KAMI-NARI
(Taiko/Masayuki Sakamoto, Drums/Tetsuya Kajiwara, Shinobue/Kazunari Abe)
ADMISSION FEE:
3500 YEN
*High school and Junior high school students 1000 YEN
RESERVATION:
Takahashi City Tourism Association Fukiya Branch
+81 866 29 2205
Togakushi Shrine [Nagano, Japan] 7th September
2025-06-23
//7th September 2026 in Nagano, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be performing a dedication performance with drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara at Togakushi Shrine Chusha.
DATE:
Sunday, 7th September, 2025, 15:00-
PLACE:
Togakushi Shrine Chusha
(3506 Togakushi Chusha, Nagano, Nagano, Japan)
https://www.togakushi-jinja.jp/
DEDICATION PERFORMANCE:
Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drums)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue)
Kazunari Abe will be performing a dedication performance with drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara at Togakushi Shrine Chusha.
DATE:
Sunday, 7th September, 2025, 15:00-
PLACE:
Togakushi Shrine Chusha
(3506 Togakushi Chusha, Nagano, Nagano, Japan)
https://www.togakushi-jinja.jp/
DEDICATION PERFORMANCE:
Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drums)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue)
Akagane Museum 10th Anniversary [Niihama, Japan] 19th July
2025-06-15
//19th July 2025 in Niihama, Japan//
Kazunari Abe will be playing the Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute at the opening ceremony of the Akagane Museum 10th Anniversary Appreciation Festival.
DATE:
Saturday, 19th July 2025, 10:30-11:30
PLACE:
Akagane Museum Indoor Stage
(2-8-1 Sakai-cho, Niihama, Ehime, Japan)
Opening Ceremony
10:30 Screening of Akagane Museum's 10-year history
10:40 Collaboration between Live Ikebana performance (Masashi Shinohara) and Shinobue
11:00 Greetings
11:20 Collaboration between 100-year-old piano (Akemi Naono) and Shinobue
Kazunari Abe will be playing the Shinobue, Japanese bamboo flute at the opening ceremony of the Akagane Museum 10th Anniversary Appreciation Festival.
DATE:
Saturday, 19th July 2025, 10:30-11:30
PLACE:
Akagane Museum Indoor Stage
(2-8-1 Sakai-cho, Niihama, Ehime, Japan)
Opening Ceremony
10:30 Screening of Akagane Museum's 10-year history
10:40 Collaboration between Live Ikebana performance (Masashi Shinohara) and Shinobue
11:00 Greetings
11:20 Collaboration between 100-year-old piano (Akemi Naono) and Shinobue
