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Higuchi Shōho

樋口 正保

1/1/1908 - ????

Koto - Shamisen

Born January 1, 1908 in Mie Prefecture, Higuchi Shōho (Higuchi Gen’o) studied Ikuta-ryū koto and shamisen under Sugimura Kengyō, Watanabe Kengyō, Nakaishi Kengyō, and Itō Renko. He started teaching in 1923.
During a career spanning almost 60 years, he was Chairman of Seion-kai, a member of Tōdō-kai.
Chairman of Tōdō-kai Kōei, chairman of Tsushi Ongaku-kai, head of the Mie Blind Musicians Association, among many others.

Also Known As 樋口 源雄 (Higuchi Gen’o)
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