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Cherry Blossoms and Samurai Drinking Songs

Cherry Blossoms and Samurai Drinking Songs

by Rebecca Copeland | Sep 9, 2020 | Japanese Culture

I learned three dances that year. I started with “Sakura” (Cherry blossom). Everyone starts with “Sakura.” Lydia was ahead of me in her lessons. So Ura Sensei taught her the more difficult “Kuroda bushi” or “Song of the Kuroda Samurai,” ostensibly a “drinking song”...

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