Repertoire

A

• Aki no Hatsu Kaze (秋の初風) – First Breeze of Autumn (Miyagi Michio, 1954)
• Aki no niwa (秋の庭) – Autumn Garden (Miyagi Michio, 1936)
• Ama obune (蜑小舟 / 海人小舟) – The Pearl Diver’s Boat (unk.)
• Ame no yoru (雨の夜) – Rainy Evening (Kineya Seihō, 1963)
• Azuma jishi (吾妻獅子) – Lion of the East (Minezaki Kōtō, 1797)

B

C

• Cha ondo/Chanoyu ondo (茶音頭 / 茶湯音頭) – Tea Ceremony Folk Dance (Kikuoka Kengyō, cir. 1830-1844) (Honte & Kaete)
• Chikubu-shima (竹生島) – Chikubu Island (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Chiyo no Kotobuki (千代の寿) – One Thousand Years of Celebration/Longevity (Miyagi Michio)
• Chiyo no uguisu (千代の鶯) –  Nightingale of Myriad Generations (Mitsuzaki Kengyō)

D

E

• Echigojishi (越後獅子) – Echigo Lion Dance (unk., 1811)
• Echigojishi (Jiuta) (地唄 越後獅子) – Echigo Lion Dance (Jiuta version) (Minezaki Kōtō)

F

• Fue no ne (笛の音) – Sound of the Flute (Miyagi Michio, 1913)
• Fukujusou (福寿草) – Pheasant’s Eye Plant (Miyagi Michio, 1932)
• Fune no Yume (舟の夢) – Boat of Dreams (Kikuoka Kengyō)

G

• Genroku Hanami Odori (Jiuta Arrangement) (編曲元禄花見踊) – Genroku (Era) Cherry Blossom Viewing Dance (unk.)

H

• Hachidan no shirabe (八段の調) – Eight Sections (Tsuyama Kengyō)
• Hagi no Tsuyu (萩の露) – Dew on the Bush Clover (Ikuyama Kengyō)
• Hana kanzashi (花簪) – Flower Hairpin (Kineya Seihō, 1979)
• Hana momiji (花紅葉) – Autumn Red Leaves (Miyagi Michio, 1927)
• Hana yori akuru (花より明くる) – More Than Flowers (Miyagi Michio, 1932)
• Harugasumi (春霞) – Spring Haze (Miyagi Michio, 1934)
• Haru no sono (春の園) – Spring Garden (Miyagi Michio, 1934)
• Hatsune (初音) – First Warbling Heard in Spring (Mitsuzaki Kengyō, mid-19th century)
• Hina buri (ひなぶり) – Rural (Yaoroku Ihachi)
• Hira (比良) – Hira (Miyagi Michio, 1923)

I

• Ima komachi (今小町) – Another Town Beauty (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Iso Chidori (磯千鳥) – Beach Plover (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Iwama to jishi (岩間と獅子) – Iwama and the Lion (Miyagi Michio, 1934)

J

• Jojou (叙情) – Lyrical Sentiment (or Lyricism) (Kineya Seihō, 1969)
• Jongara (じょんがら) – Jongara (Mizuno Toshihiko)

K

• Kajimakura (楫枕) – Rudder-Pillow (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Kara ginuta (唐砧) – Chinese Fulling Block (Miyagi Michio, 1914)
• Katsurao (桂男) – Man in the Moon (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Kaze sanshō (風三章) – Three Movements on the Theme of Wind (Katsuhiko Yoshizaki, 1987)
• Keshi no hana (けしの花) – The Poppy Flower (Kikuoka Kengyō, cir. 1830)
• Kiku no tsuyu (菊の露) – Dew on Chrysanthemums (Hirohashi Koto)
• Kimi no megumi (君の恵み) – The Emperor’s Blessing (Miyagi Michio, 1918)
• Koma no haru (高麗の春) – Spring in Korea (Miyagi Michio, 1931)
• Konkai (こんかい / 狐会 / 吼噦) – Fox Fire (Kishino Jirō)
• Kosu no to (小簾の戸) – Outside the Bamboo Blind (Minezaki Kōtō)
• Kuchi kiri (口切) – Opening a Sealed Jar (Tamaoka Kengyō)
• Kuro kami (黒髪) – Black Hair (Koide Ichijūrō)
• Kyo kanoko musume dojo-ji (京鹿子娘道成寺) – Maiden of Dojoji (Temple) (Kyoto version) (unk.)

L

M

• Mama no kawa (ままの川) – River of “Let It Be” (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Meisho miyage (名所土産) – Stories of Famous Scenery (unk., possibly Tamazuka Kengyō)
• Midare (みだれ) – Turbulence (Yatsuhashi Kengyō)
• Miyako odori (都踊) – Dance of Miyako (Miyagi Michio, 1915)
• Miyama Jishi (御山獅子) – Lion Dance of Miyama (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Mizu no tama (水の玉) – Water Droplets (unk.)
• Mizu no yukue (水のゆくえ) – Where the Water Goes (Kineya Seihō, 1974)
• Mushi no musashino (虫の武蔵野) – Crickets of Musashino (Miyagi Michio, 1932)

N

• Nagara no haru (長等の春 / 奈賀良の春) – Spring in Nagara (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Naniwa jishi (難波獅子 / 浪花獅子) – Lion Dance of Naniwa (unk.)
• Nanoha (菜の葉) – Rapeseed Blossoms (Utaki Kengyō)
• Nebiki no matsu (根引の松) – Pine Seedlings (Mitsuhashi Kōtō)
• Nehan (涅槃) – Nirvana (unk.)
• Nihon min’yō shū (日本民謡集) – Japanese Folk Songs (arr. Fujii Bondai, 1990)
• Noki no shizuku (軒のしづく / 軒の雫) – Water Drops off the Eaves (Miyagi Michio, 1926)
• Nomi (蚤) – Flea (unk.)

O

• Oi gawa (大井川) – Oi River (Miyagi Michio, 1932)
• Onoe no matsu (尾上の松) – Pines on the Bluff (Miyagi Michio, 1919)

P

Q

R

• Rokudan no shirabe (六段の調) – Six Sections (Fukakusa Kengyō)

S

• Saigyo Zakura (西行桜) – Cherry Blossoms of Saigyo (Kikuzaki Kengyō)
• Sakura (桜) – Cherry Blossoms (arr. Miyagi Michio, 1933)
• Sakura gawa (桜川) – Cherry Blossom River (Mitsuzaki Kengyō)
• Samushiro (さむしろ / 狭筵) – Small Bed-mat (Ariwara Kōtō)
• Sangen dokusō-kyoku (三絃独奏曲) – Shamisen Solo (Ono Mamoru, 1975)
• Sasa no tsuyu (笹の露) – Dewdrops on a Bamboo Leaf (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Sato no akatsuki (里の暁) – Daybreak in the Village (Matsuura Kengyō)
• Shakkyo (石橋) – Stone Bridge (Kineya Kisaburo)
• Shamisen niijuuso kubo to totsu (三味線二重奏凹と凸) – Shamisen Duet – Concave & Convex (Yuize Shinichi, 1960)
• Shiki no nagame (四季の眺) – View of the Four Seasons (Matsuura Kengyō)
• Shiki no yanagi (四季の柳) – Willow in the Four Seasons (Miyagi Michio, 1954)
• Shin takasago (新高砂) – New Takasago (Terajima Hanano I)
• Shin ukifune (新浮舟) – New Drifting Boat (Matsuura Kengyō)
• Shin’ya no tsuki (深夜の月) – The Moon at Midnight (Matsuura Kengyō)
• Shōchikubai (松竹梅) (Mitsuhashi Kōtō)
• Shōin no tsuki (松蔭の月 / 松の月) – The Moon through Shadowy Pines (unk.)
• Shun kyo (春興) – Enjoyment of Spring (Kineya Seihō, 1963)
• Sode gouro (袖香爐) – Incense in Sleeves (Minezaki Kōtō)
• Sode no tsuyu (袖の露) – Dewdrops on Sleeves (Minezaki Kōtō)
• Sue no chigiri (末の契) –  Pledge of Eternal Fidelity (Matsuura Kengyō, cir. 1790)

T

• Tamagawa (玉川) – Jade River (Kuniyama Kōtō)
• Tama no utena (玉の台) – Jade Pedestal (Matsuura Kengyō)
• Tama tsubaki (玉椿) – Ball Camellia (Minezaki Kōtō)
• Tanuki (たぬき / 狸) – Raccoon Dog (unk.)
• Tōginuta (遠砧) – Distant Sound of Fulling Block (Miyagi Michio, 1929)
• Tōru (融) – The Tale of Toru (Ishikawa Kōtō)
• Tsuru no koe (鶴の声) – Call of the Crane (Tamaoka Kengyō)
• Tsuyu no chou (露の蝶) – Butterfly on Dew Drops (Utaki Kengyō)

U

• Uchiban (打盤) – Striking Board* (Ikuyama Kengyō)
• Uguisu no (鴬の) – Of the Nightingale (Miyagi Michio, 1934)
• Uji meguri (宇治巡り) – Touring Uji (Matsuura Kengyō)

V

W

• Waka mizu (若水) – First Water Drawn from a Well on New Year’s Day (Miyagi Michio, 1919)
• Wakana (若菜 / 若葉) –  Young Pine Tree and Young Edible Grass (Kitajima Kengyō)

X

Y

• Yachio jishi (八千代獅子) – Eight Thousand Year Lion Dance (Fujinaga Kengyō) (Honte & Kaete)
• Yae gasumi (八重霞) – Eight-Folded Haze (Tsugihashi Kengyō)
• Yae goromo (八重衣) –  An Eight-Fold Garment (Ishikawa Kōtō)
• Yashima (八島) – Yashima (Fujio Kōtō) (Honte & Kaete)
• Yokodzuchi (横槌) – Hammer* (Ikuyama Kengyō)
• Yoshino yama (吉野山) – Mount Yoshino (Miyagi Michio, 1932)
• Yoyo no Hoshi (夜々の星) – Evening Stars (Mitsuzaki Kengyō)
• Yūgao (夕顔) – Yugao (Kikuoka Kengyō)
• Yukari no tsuki (ゆかるの月 / 由縁の月) – The Moon of Karma (Tsuruyama Kōtō)
• Yuki (雪) – Snow (Minezaki Kōtō, cir, 1790-1800)
• Yūzora (夕空) – Evening Sky (unk.)

Z

• Zangetsu (残月) – A Morning Moon (Minezaki Kōtō, cir. 1790)

*This piece is paired with Yokodzuchi/Uchiban.