S – Sahomi Tachibana SM – Shirley Muramoto S Then, my parents felt that I should learn a little more, so they … 続きを読む 7. Studied another three years in Japan and came back one month before the war broke out.
カテゴリー: Sahomi Tachibana
6. Taught all the dances learned in the past three years in Japan at Oakland Buddhist Temple.
S – Sahomi Tachibana SM – Shirley Muramoto S I think his name was “Arita-san”, we used to call him Arita-san. … 続きを読む 6. Taught all the dances learned in the past three years in Japan at Oakland Buddhist Temple.
5. Advised by Rev. Iwanaga, learned Japanese dance in Japan from the age of 11 to 14.
I guess he saw something in me. So he told my mother that the only place where I could learn to really dance w… 続きを読む 5. Advised by Rev. Iwanaga, learned Japanese dance in Japan from the age of 11 to 14.
4. Rev. Yoshio Iwanaga at San Jose Buddhist Temple used to come to Mountain View to teach Bon odori and dōyō (children’s songs).
S – Sahomi Tachibana SM – Shirley Muramoto S Reverend Iwanaga, I think he came from Hawaii, and I think he wen… 続きを読む 4. Rev. Yoshio Iwanaga at San Jose Buddhist Temple used to come to Mountain View to teach Bon odori and dōyō (children’s songs).
3. My cousin taught me how to dance to fill the Kabuki intermission when I was seven.
the intermission was so long because they had to change costumes and change sets. You know, they’re all amateu… 続きを読む 3. My cousin taught me how to dance to fill the Kabuki intermission when I was seven.
2. My family got involved in Kabuki because there was somebody in the area who was able to direct Kabuki.
S – Sahomi Tachibana SM – Shirley Muramoto S So they used to put on their own Kabuki plays because my grandfat… 続きを読む 2. My family got involved in Kabuki because there was somebody in the area who was able to direct Kabuki.
1. My grandparents had their own Kabuki group with props bought from Japanese touring troupes.
Anyway, my grandparents were very interested in amateur Kabuki. They used to have their own Kabuki group, and … 続きを読む 1. My grandparents had their own Kabuki group with props bought from Japanese touring troupes.