Traditional Japanese Gagaku Music for Contribution of Human Wellness

Among Japanese long history and culture, Gagaku has been attracting attention as traditional Japanese music. The word Gagaku is composed of Ga (elegance, grace) and Gaku (music, good feeling). Author has performed the activity and taught younger generation at Tokyo University of the Arts. In Hoshino Resort HOSHINOYA Tokyo, we played Gagaku for opening ceremony broadcast on live and successively regular “pleasant evening for traditional art culture” activities for playing Gakubiwa (musical instrument similar to lute or guitar). Gagaku can contribute wellness and happiness of people. Further development of gagaku will be expected from psychological and social points of view.

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