Welcome to the Seattle Shakuhachi Study Group
This is the website for the Seattle Shakuchachi Study Group (SSSG), the shakuhachi dojo in Seattle, Washington, USA. Please have a look around. You’ll find information regarding:
- local shakuhachi events
- related Japanese cultural arts
- instruction opportunities here at the dojo
- flutes for sale
- and More!
If you have questions, would like to give us feedback, or have local shakuhachi news that you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Just send an email to seattlessg@gmail.com.
THE DOJO
The SSSG Dojo has been established as a training center for traditional shakuhachi, with an emphasis on working with beginning and intermediate students.
Our formal affiliation is with the International Shakuhachi Kenshukan (training center) founded by Yokoyama Katsuya in Tokyo in 1988. The Kenshukan promotes the Koten (Classical) Honkyoku tradition of interpreting and performing shakuhachi music, especially the ‘genuine pieces’ (HonKyoku) that have been performed in various Zen temples in Japan for several centuries at least.
INSTRUCTION
The regular instructor at SSSG is Patrick Johnson. Patrick has been a student of traditional shakuhachi since 1993 and has been a formal student of Kakizakai Kaoru for the past seven years.
Individual lessons are typically 45 minutes in length and we follow the traditional Japanese model of combining individual and class instruction.
NEWS & EVENTS
2023 Seattle Shakuhachi Matsuri
This is the 10th Anniversary of the Seattle Shakuhachi Matsuri and we are very excited to be coming back after
Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival – March 18, 2023
Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival March 18, 2023 10am to 4pm This is the third time I’ve been invited to perform
