Japanese Music by Michio Miyagi Vol IThe Yamato Ensemble presents music by Michio Miyagi (1894 1956) played on shakuhachi, koto and jushichigen ('bass koto') with occasional vocals. Miyagi is one of the foremost Japanese composers, by reason of both quality and quantity of his output called the Beethoven of the koto. The music is beautiful, meditative and very restful and relaxing. Information in four languages.