Japanese Folk Songs / Minyoo (Outline)
		"Minyoo" are folk songs which used to be a part of Japanese daily life. The songs reflect peoples' emotions in daily life and regionality. They have been sung in many parts of Japan and handed down from generation to generation for a long time. Each of "minyoo" varies in its original music, words, tempo and the way of singing. "Minyoo" can be classified into two groups. One is sung by a lot of people together with clapping and the other is sung alone. Flutes, drums, "shakuhachi" and "shamisen" are used for accompaniment. There are many "minyo" in each prefecture and examples are as follows. Click the arrow to listen to "Toyoo ondo"
Title Prefecture Title Prefecture Title Prefecture 1 Sooran bushi Hokkaidoo 7 Sado Okesa Niigata 13 Yasuki bushi Shimane 2 Esashi oiwake Hokkaidoo 8 Aizu bandai san Fukuhsima 14 Konbira funebune Kanagawa 3 Yasaburou bushi Aomori 9 Tairyoo bushi Chiba 15 Yosakoi bushi Koochi 4 Donban bushi Akita 10 Kokiriko bushi Toyama 16 Kuroda bushi Fukuoka 5 Nanbu ushioi uta Iwate 11 Kushimoto bushi Wakayama 17 Kariboshikiri uta Miyazaki 6 Saitarou bushi Miyagi 12 Kaigara bushi Tottori
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MIDI：Nihon niyoo no sekai
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