Kusa no Yukari

Both Japanese songs and kodan (storytelling) have been widely enjoyed since ancient times, but it is very rare to have the opportunity to enjoy both at the same time.
The Japanese sound created by the mixture of lyrics and melody, and the pleasant storytelling of kodan in which the scenery is conveyed in words, are sometimes described as music-like. It is sometimes described as being like music.
Although they have different means of expression, I thought that we could enjoy the beauty, richness of expression, and charm of the Japanese language in different ways.
The theme of the concert will be related to the theme of the Japanese songs and the storytelling, and we will present a seasonal song and a work by Ikuma Dan, who celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth, as well as two well-known congratulatory stories in the storytelling.
We hope that everyone will enjoy both the Japanese songs and the Kodan, and that they will fall in love with them.
We hope that this will be a good opportunity for those who are not familiar with Japanese classical music and Kodan to become interested in Japanese classical music and Kodan.

What is "Kusa no En"? ...To love something so much that you feel affection for other things that are connected to it. In other words, something that is connected to something else by some kind of fate.