John Kaizan Neptune is one of the world's leading players of the shakuhachi, a type of Japanese bamboo flute. He talks about making his own instruments and what the shakuhachi can teach us about life.

Minyo is the traditional Japanese folk song based on daily life of local people and nature. Teizo Fujimaru was the legendary player of shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute used in minyo.

The shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese bamboo flute, known for its meditative ... Each pipe produces a different note, and the player blows across the top of the pipes to create sound.

His main instrument? The ancient, end-blown Japanese bamboo shakuhachi flute. As career shifts go, this one is as surreal and as serendipitous as they come. “The pandemic was a big factor in ...