Kikuhara Kotoji
菊原 琴治
12/25/1878 - 3/25/1944
Koto - Shamisen
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Born in Osaka in 1878, original name Nunohara Tokutaro. Lost his sight at the age of four. He was adopted by Kikuue Akiko and Kikuue Toshikazu, second-generation in the Kikuhara school. Also studied with Kikunaka Shigekazu, who taught him all the Nogawa-style shamisen kumiuta. He served as a teacher at the Osaka Municipal Blind School and the head of the Todo Ongakukai. He also conducted a petition campaign to establish a girls' school koto department in the Ministry of Education, and served as the first principal of the koto music school for the purpose of training its teachers . In his later years, he focused on preserving, recording, and popularizing the shamisen kumiuta. His daughter was Kikuhara Hatsuko, who became a Living National Treasure.
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| Also Known As 布原徳太郎 (Nunohara Tokutaro) |
Students
Kikugata Kinshō 1907 - 1968 |