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Okumura Wakuzan

奥村 和久山

Okumura Wakuzan
8/25/1903 - ????

Shakuhachi

Born August 25, 1903 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Okumura Wakuzan (Okumura Kazukatsu) studied Tozan-ryū shakuhachi under Kamiyoshi Shinzan (Osaka) and Kondo Tozan (Shimonoseki).
He became an instructor in 1944.
He was appointed Sai-Shihan (Grand Master) in 1959. He belonged to the Santorin-kai and was active in the shakuhachi world for 50 years.

Also Known As 奥村 和勝 (Okumura Kazukatsu)
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