| So the monks that were members of this order were wandering, mendicant monks, using the Shakuhachi as a tool of enlightenment, as a tool of spiritual practice. |
| Specifically, the Pan-Asian theme is both meditative and powerful, a mixture of gongs, shakuhachi, koto and taiko drums with the traditional symphonic score. |
| The shakuhachi has been in Japan for about 1200 years but before that it came from China. |
| During our relaxation time, he would play his shakuhachi for us. |
| Like Arve Henriksen, Tamura's vocalised trumpet often resembled a shakuhachi or the gentle soughing of wind through trees. |
| Impromptu performances of everything from didgeridoo to the ethereal shakuhachi liven up the banks of the Kamogawa River every evening. |
