Harumi S.
Available Areas
Kyoto (Living)
Languages
Japanese
Response Time
5 hours on average
Availability Updated
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About Tour Guide Harumi S.
Koto performer based in Kyoto. Japanese traditional wooden house "Soushunan" Owner. Soushunan is a 110yeas old wooden house, near Nijo castle.You can try Koto(Japanese harp) lesson here.
Important
レッスンは予約制です。Reservation Only.
Reviews
Zhijing X.
“ Relaxing koto experience ”
Getting to play the koto has been a definite highlight of our stay in Kyoto. No past experience is needed and Harumi makes it easy and fun. Harumi is clearly a highly accomplished koto musician. We walked away feeling great and having the lesson in a traditional house over 100 years old is another perk! Highly recommend!
Harumi S.
Dear.Zhijing, Hi! Thank you for visiting Soushunan. We are happy to enjoy koto with you. If you have chance to coming back to Kyoto,Let's try another song! We hope to see you again soon. Thank you.
Osric N.
“ Amazing session! ”
Had an absolute blast learning how to play the koto! Would highly, highly recommend this to anyoneC regardless of previous musical ability.
Harumi S.
Thank you for visiting Soushunan! You are really good at playing Koto! We hope you come back and try more songs together.
Katie C.
“ If you have music in your soul, you must do this! ”
What an incredible experience! Harumi is a very talented, patient and delightful teacher who took the time with us to teach 2 songs. We felt very welcome. 5 star+ experience.
Harumi S.
Thank you for visiting Soushunan! You are really good koto players.We are happy to teach you koto and enjoy together. If you have other chance to visit Kyoto again,please come back!
Alex P.
“ Wonderful experience ”
A great experience for anyone with any interest in koto, japanese music, or music of any kind. The teacher and her daughter were very friendly, good at teaching, and spoke English quite well. We were first taught the basic form and details about the koto, followed by learning 2 songs. After some practice, the teacher plays a duet with you and you get several tries. After the allotted time, I asked the teacher for a performance and she was happy to oblige. She played a wonderful advanced version of the first song we were taught. She also spent some time afterwards explaining some of the history of her family and Soushunan, and we had a nice conversation while having tea and snacks. I was able to book the session through this website only a day in advance with no difficulty. If I'm ever in Kyoto again I will try to come back to learn some more difficult pieces.