Portland Japanese Garden hosts koto artist Mitsuki Dazai at 1:15 p.m. Friday, July 5 at the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center at the Portland Japanese Garden, 611 S.W. Kingston Ave. in Portland. The event is free with price of admission to the garden.
The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument that is plucked to create sound and is the national musical instrument of Japan.
Mitsuki Dazai is a graduate of Tokyo’s prestigious Kunitachi College of Music, and studied koto with the world-renowned virtuoso Kazue Sawai, and received her certificate in koto instruction at Sawai Koto Institute. Dazai moved to Oregon in 2002, serving as a guest lecturer at universities in Oregon, as an artistic director of new koto ensemble group, Oregon Koto-Kai (Japanese Koto Society of Oregon), and touring throughout the US, Europe, South America and Japan.
Admission to the Portland Japanese Garden is $21.95 for adults, $18.95 for seniors 65 and older, $17.95 for students, $15.95 for youth aged 6-17 and free for children under 6. The garden’s hours for the general public are 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Wednesdays through Mondays.
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