TUFS Music Fan Club Lunch Meeting: "From Oku-Mikawa to Uzbekistan―A Story of Transverse Flutes―"

January 16, 2026

The TUFS Music Fan Club, established by the International Education Support Office (IES), held a lunch meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Luka Watanabe (TUFS Graduate School of Global Studies Master's Student) gave an interesting presentation titled "From Oku-Mikawa to Uzbekistan―A Story of Transverse Flutes―". He introduced his background in shinobue (traditional Japanese transverse flute) and his experience studying in Uzbekistan as an exchange student where he learned how to play the ney (traditional Central Asian transverse flute). Luka also performed on the shinobue and ney and it was very interesting to hear the differences and similarities between each instrument. Around 13 students, staff, and faculty members attended the meeting and engaged in a lively discussion. 

The goal of the TUFS Music Fan Club is to bring together TUFS faculty, staff, and students through their common love of music. We welcome any member of the TUFS community – from first year undergraduates to emeritus professors – to join us in thinking about how musical activities as listener and/or performer enrich our study of language and culture. There are no restrictions on genre, skill, or language – TUFS’ mission is “intercultural coexistence”. Join us in creating a space for learning more about genres that we perhaps do not usually listen to, using Japanese, English, and music to communicate.

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International Education Support Office (IES)