Kimio Eto - 希望の光 (Kibo no Hikari)

From “Koto Music“ (World Pacific Records, 1959) Pictures: the “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji“ by Hokusai 2 additional prints “During his lifetime, Kimio Eto was considered to be Japan’s foremost master of the koto, the ancient 13-string instrument of his native land. He, like so many, was attracted to the koto by both it’s beautiful tonal qualities and remarkable versatility. In his youth, Eto studied the koto under the great master Michio Miyagi with his first composition for the instrument, Omoide, be