Hozan Yamamoto
Hōzan Yamamoto (山本 邦山, Yamamoto Hōzan; October 6, 1937 - February 10, 2014 in Ōtsu, Shiga prefecture) was a Japanese shakuhachi player, composer and lecturer.
Yamamoto started playing the Japanese bamboo flute shakuhachi at the age of nine. He was initially taught by his father and then by Chozan Nakanishi. After graduating from Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Studies in 1958, he participated in…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Japan
- Born
- October 6th, 1937
- Died
- February 10th, 2014
- Genres
- Labels
- London Records