上妻宏光 Japan
Biography
Hiromitsu Agatsuma Tsugaru-Shamisen Artist Born July 27, 1973 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Agatsuma began studying the tsugaru shamisen at the age of six, and earned his first accolade?first prize at the 1988 All-Japan Tsugaru Shamisen Competition?at 14. This was followed in 1995 and 1996, by top honors at the Tsugaru Shamisen National Competition, said to be the country’s most prestigious. Despite the high acclaim he received in the hogaku, or traditional Japanese music world, for his accomplishments, Agatsuma did not rest on his laurels.
