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“Emmett Ricks has been playing the Okinawa Shamisen or “Sanshin” since 1992 when he lived there as a missionary for his church. During that time, he fell in love with the people and culture of Okinawa, including the Sanshin and folk Read more…

The focus of Treasure Valley School of Karate – Do is placed primarily on the “Do” (pronounced doe), which is the way to live, think, and act in all aspects of life. This approach not only offers an effective course Read more…

Sangha Taiko : We are Sangha Taiko, a Japanese drumming group sponsored by the Idaho Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario, Oregon. We preform throughout the Treasure Valley and adjoining communities in an effort to educate, unify and entertain through our Read more…

Boise Shishimai team inherited the tradition from Noshiro city in Akita, Japan. The story was told “When a traveling performer became sick in Noshiro city, he was nursed by the local villagers. When he recovered, he taught them the Shishimai Read more…

Kawa Taiko was formed in Ontario, Oregon in February 2000 ignited by a performance by Portland Taiko in Ontario in 1999. The group is self- taught, but various taiko masters from Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles and Pocatello have generously shared Read more…

Grandmaster Fujima Shunojo earned his professional name at an early age. He opened his own school of classical dance and taught for several years in Tokyo and he directed his own dance group in Chicago for over 40 years. In Read more…

Sora started learning Shodo at the age of 6 and in her 30’s, she studied under Master Sekko Daigo (Oregon), and under Master Futo Suzuki’s (Japan) curriculum. Shodo is a medium that expresses the inner potential of the individual and Read more…

Koto master Mitsuki Dazai is a graduate of both Tokyo’s prestigious Kunitachi College of Music, and of the Sawai Koto Institute, where she studied with the world-renowned virtuoso Kazue Sawai, and received her certificate in koto instruction. Dazai moved to Read more…