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TOYOAKIMOTO SHAMISEN

Toyoakimoto is AIRMW's shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute) program in the ozashiki style from Tokyo, continuing the legacy of the Toyoakimoto house that goes back to the Edo Period in Tokyo, Japan.

The program is led by Toyoaki Sanjuro (豊秋三寿路) (Tatsu Aoki) and supported by  Toyoakimoto name recipients: Toyoaki Umeshi (豊秋宇女紫) (Kiku Taura), Toyoaki Chitose (豊秋千東勢) (Kioto Aoki), and  Toyoaki Toho (豊秋東穂) (Miyumi Aoki).

L to R: Toyoaki Umeshi | 豊秋宇女紫 (Kiku Taura), Toyoaki Toho | 豊秋東穂 (Miyumi Aoki), Toyoaki Toyoko | 豊秋豊子(Takako Kimura), Toyoaki Chitose | 豊秋千東勢 (Kioto Aoki), & Toyoaki Sanjuro | 豊秋三寿路 (Tatsu Aoki)

L to R: Toyoaki Umeshi | 豊秋宇女紫 (Kiku Taura), Toyoaki Toho | 豊秋東穂 (Miyumi Aoki), Toyoaki Toyoko | 豊秋豊子(Takako Kimura), Toyoaki Chitose | 豊秋千東勢 (Kioto Aoki), & Toyoaki Sanjuro | 豊秋三寿路 (Tatsu Aoki)

Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW) is supported in part by The Illinois Arts Council Agency, the National Endowment of the Arts, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, ​the JCCC Foundation, the Alphawood Foundation, Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), The Field Foundation, The Joyce Foundation. 

Asian Improv aRts Midwest is a registered 501(c)3 organization.
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