//19th April 2026 in Aso, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will dedicate a performance at the dedication event held at Aso Shrine.

10th Anniversary of the Kumamoto Earthquake
Commemorating the Completion of Disaster Recovery
Celebration event

DATE:
Sunday, 19th April 2026, 6:00 p.m.

PLACE:
Aso shrine tower gate
(3083-1 Miyaji, Ichinomiya-cho, Aso, Kumamoto, Japan)

FREE ADMISSION
*Performed in light rain

DEDICATER:
Drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara (former THE BLUE HEARTS)
Shinobue player Kazunari Abe (former Taiko performing arts group “Kodo”)
Storyteller Tamada Gyokushusai (Eishokukai 40th Anniversary Project, Instructing NHK morning drama Bakebake etc.)
Kumamoto Prefectural Shrine Agency Gagaku Section

CONTACT:
Aso Shrine
+81 967 22 0064 (Aso Shrine Office)

　

//18th April 2026, Takaharu, Miyazaki, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will have the opportunity to perform at the dedication concert of Sano Shrine, the birthplace of Emperor Jimmu.

DATE:
Saturday, 18th April 2026, performance starts at 1:00 PM

PLACE:
Sano Shrine
(117 Kamamuta, Takaharu, Nishimorokata District, Miyazaki, Japan)

PERFORMERS:
Tetsuya Kajiwara
Kazunari Abe

ADMISSION FREE

ORGANIZERS:
Tetsuya Kajiwara, Sano Shrine

COOPERATION:
Arts Council Miyazaki

CONTACT:
Sano Shrine Office +81 984 42 1007

　

//5th April 2026 in Tsuyama, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing as "KAMI-NARI" at the spring festival held at Takano Shrine in Tsuyama, Japan.

Takano Shrine official website
https://takano-jinjya.or.jp

KAMI-NARI
taiko Masayuki Sakamoto
drum Tetsuya Kajiwara
shinobue Kazunari Abe

DATE:
Sunday, 5th April 2026, around 11:30

PLACE:
Takano Shrine
(601 Ninomiya, Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan)

　

//4th April 2026 in Tsuyama, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will be performing at the Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival again this year as "KAMI-NARI".

Night cherry blossom special stage “KAMI-NARI”

APPEARANCE;
KAMI-NARI
Masayuki Sakamoto (Japanese taiko drum)
Tetsuya Kajiwara (drums)
Kazunari Abe (Japanese shinobue flute)

DATE:
Saturday, April 4, 2026
19:00-19:45

PLACE:
Tsuyama Castle Tsurumaru Square Stage
(135 Yamashita, Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan)

MORE INFORMATION:
https://sakuramatsuri.e-tsuyama.com/placements/2215/articles/55413

　

//28th & 29th March 2026 in Beppu & Oita, Japan//

Kazunari Abe will perform shinobue with drummer Tetsuya Kajiwara.

Chinju no Mori (Shrine Forest) Dedication Concert
~A solemn melody played in a space steeped in timeless history~

PERFORMERS:
Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drummer)
Kazunari Abe (Shinobue (Japanese bamboo flute) player)

FREE ADMISSION *Will be held even in light rain

DATE, TIME, & PLACE:
Saturday, 28th March 2026, 3:00 PM -
Hachiman Asami Shrine
(2-15-19, Asami, Beppu, Oita, Japan)
+81 977 23 1408

Sunday, 29th March 2026, 3:00 PM -
Kasuga Shrine
(4-6-87, Seike-machi, Oita, Oita, Japan)
+81 97 532 5638