Masaki Yogi at Nikkei Matsuri 宮古木工芸

REGISTER FOR ICHI-GO ICHI-E WORKSHOP on Monday, September 2nd from the link below!

https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/programs/ichigoichie-masaki-yogi/

At this year's Nikkei Matsuri weekend, one of the most popular celebrations of  Japanese culture in Metro Vancouver, Masaki Yogi will offer a valuable opportunity to learn about sanshin history, maintenance and repair. Masaki will carefully instruct you on basic care methods to maintain sound quality, repair techniques using simple tools, correct procedures and tips. Masaki will introduce you to the history and cultural background of Miyako folk songs: Learn about the origins of Miyako folk songs and how they are connected to the local lifestyle.

A special collaboration by Masaki & Southern Wave:

Okinawan Harmony

Saturday, August 30th at 5:30 PM (Hayashi Hall)

Bon Odori with Kuichaa 

Sunday, September 1st at 5:00 PM (Garden)

Monday, September 2nd 11-1PM & 2-4PM (find more details here)

From a young age, the woodworking shop (Miyako Woodcraft 宮古木工芸) run by his grandfather Eikō, where they made sanshin (Okinawan three-stringed instrument) and other woodcrafts, was his playground. He would help with making sanshin and woodcraft items. When he was five years old, he started attending the sanshin classes held by Eikō, who was a sanshin master. In 2006, he obtained the teaching license at 15 years old, and in 2011, he won the Diamond Grand Prize at a folk song competition held in Okinawa. Following the legacy of his grandfather who has recently passed away, Masaki has reopened the Yogi Folk Song Research Institute in January, 2024. He also makes custom-made woodcraft items such as single-board tables and engraved signs. He has traveled across Japan and overseas to exhibit the Sanshin he makes, to attend live performances and repairs old Sanshin. 

Get updates at nikkeimatsuri.ca

Masaki Yogi 

与儀　昌樹

Owner of Miyako Mokkougei (Woodcraft)

Born in 1990, in Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan

Education and Career:

• March 2008: Graduated from Miyako High School

• April 2008: Employed at Miyako Woodcraft (age 18)

• April 2016: Appointed Representative of Miyako Woodcraft (age 25)

Qualifications:

• Certified Level 1 Woodworking Furniture Maker

• Master of Ryukyu Folk Song Traditional Association

• Teacher of Miyako Folk Song Association

Affiliations:

• Member of Okinawa Woodworking Craftsman Association

• Director of Miyako Forest Cooperative

• Director of Miyako Folk Song Association

• Member of Ryukyu Folk Song Traditional Association