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Kikutani Kinshū

菊谷 錦秋

Born 1929

Koto - Shamisen

Kikutani Kinshū (Nishitani Haruo) was born in Kōbe, July 10, 1929.
He studied Ikuta-ryū shamisen and koto under Kikui Shō’on and received his teaching credentials in 1951.
He was a member of the Suzaku-kai and Kikui Sōgaku-sha.

Also Known As 西谷 晴生 (Nishitani Haruo)
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