My god, such a great post dude. I expected to see so many comments, it's unfair.
I'm currently learning Japanese so, soon when I'm done learning the kanji, I can translate that stuff by myself. Shouldn't take more than two lifetimes.
This flute is exactly the thing I'd been looking for since a long while but it was always at the back of my mind. After watching Naruto, I've always wanted to play its amazing background music in a flute.
I bought a (really cheap) Indian flute but it didn't cut it. The sound just isn't the same.
Could you share the link where you bought it from please?
If I had to learn this, are there any youtube tutorials you'd recommend?
Thanks! I gave up on expecting comments and interaction on these blockchain type sites long, long ago, so no worries!
There are a lot of good youtube lessons you can find, and a couple of particularly nice pros. I think you can really just type 'shakuhachi lesson' and you'll be surprised how much there is =)
And yeah Naruto is a main source of interest it seems but I found its quite amazing just how much this flute has reached into popular culture. It's just so... nice!
As for purchasing, well, I bought on Taobao, a chinese-only version of Amazon so unless you're in China, my source of purchase would be totally useless to you, I'm afraid...
lol that should make me worry.
I'm glad many people are making tutorials on this. One day I can learn.
And yea, it's so nice sounding.
* – *I can only imagine how nice it must be to play it.
Say, what made you move to China?
Eh, visiting a friend, just kinda ended up staying. This was before China was well known (though, still known) to be the evil authoritarian dictatorship that it is, mind. I was certainly ignorant to it before moving from Vietnam
Haha friendship goals
I see, I thought they'd have blocked sites like Hive. In fact, if there's a site they should block, it should be Hive right.
How's it there? Hope you're enjoying. I guess you must've made some blog post about it that I'll definitely read.
It is blocked yes, I use a VPN. It was too small-fry to notice for years under Steem but then they noticed. Then Hive happened and was blocked a few weeks into its existence. Ah well. I have written a fair amount about China but I'm trying to minimize it at the risk of authorities actually noticing...
Wow shit you probably have the most adventurous blog-life of us all: full on Mission Impossible, limbo'ing under the authorities and shit
Yeah man, better stay low.
btw about my other comment, you still thinking about it? :P