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Okano Kōō

岡野 光翁

Okano Kōō
9/5/1906 - ????

Shakuhachi

Born September 5, 1906 in Tottori Prefecture, Okano Kōō (Okano Kōtarō) studied Ueda-ryū shakuhachi under Kawabata Goshō.
He started teaching in 1930 and was head of the Yonago Kōyūkai and the Yonago branch of the Kyochiku Zenshi Hōsan-kai.
He was active in the shakuhachi world for more than 40 years.

Also Known As 岡野 幸太郎 (Okano Kōtarō)
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