Schedule：
July 28th 8:30-10:30pm
July 29th 7:30-9:30pm

The Yoshida Brothers (Ryoichiro Yoshida & Kenichi Yoshida) were born and bred in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. Each picked up the shamisen at the tender age of five, and began studying Tsugaru shamisen under Takashi Sasaki I in 1990. After sweeping prizes at national Tsugaru shamisen conventions, the brothers made their major debut in 1999. The debut album sold over 100,000 copies, which is an extraordinary figure for a traditional folk music release. As one of the artistic groups whose scope of activities go way beyond that of traditional Japanese music, the Yoshida Brothers continue to take not only Japan but also US, Europe, and Asia their stage. Their future activities are all the more looked forward to. 「Yoshida Brothers Japan Tour 2009 "Ibuki"」was held in 2009 all over Japan as 10th anniversary from their debut.