・Graduated from Osaka University of Music
・Regular member of Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
・Player, composer and instructor of WADAIKO
・Teaching activities in recent years
1. After a half year’s teaching at the Agricultural management High School of Kagawa Prefecture,
their team won the 3rd prize of the All Japan High School Cultural Event Contest.
2. In Nagasaki there is a WADAIKO team named “Zuihodaiko” whose members are all mentally handicapped.
Jishoya gave them enthusiastic lessons for five months and the team won the 2nd prize of “the 9th Tokyo International WADAIKO Contest”.
This Contest is not only for handicapped, but a majorty is held by ordinary people.
The documentary film “Drum Out the Drums of Happiness ~INCLUSION~” was shown in many movie theaters from summer to winter last year.
This is the impressive story of how Jishoya and his students worked together, marching toward their glorious aim.
The music of WADAIKO they played were composed by Jishoya, who was also the music director in this film.
3. Jishoya is busy in lecturing at the Federation of Japan Drum Association, Kobe University, NHK, Waseda University Philharmonic Orchestra and so on.
・Public performances in abroad
Since the air cargo charge of heavy drums (over 2 ton) is very expensive, they have to hold their performances at least for half a year in order to cover the charge.
For a short visit they take smaller instruments with them. He has appeared on over 1,500 stages abroad.
・Teaching in abroad
WADAIKO is not available in abroad. You have to find the substitute for it.
They say that drums in abroad are quite different from WADAIKO.
The body is ceramic, the leather part is thin and mainly played by hands and fingers.
The best substitutes are “used tires”, which you can get anywhere in the world!
Their elasticity gives your hands adequate springy feeling. They don’t make big sound, so you can practice even in mid-town.
The drumsticks can be sent from Japan, or they can be prepared easily by cutting long poles into the certain length.
The music score of WADAIKO is written in special notes with alphabet, so you can follow the music by singing or humming.
・Jishoya’s mission
His academic career has lifted the WADAIKO Performance up to the height of real art.
Jishoya, who grew up in a traditional Japanese family, received regular music education, worked with a big Orchestra and now is devoting himself to WADAIKO,
should be a most appropriate person to make a bridge between Japan and the abroad.
