Roving Ronin Report Presents Japanese Biwa Player

Japanese Biwa Player playing “Dan-no-ura“ a song about the last battle between the Heike and Genji clans at a festival for the Heike clan: Dan-no-ura was the site of the last battle of the Gempei War in which the Heike clan was finally destroyed by the Genji clan. Centuries later, legends say a blind biwa player was tricked into playing for the restless spirits of the Heike. He barely escaped with his life paying the price of his ears being ripped off. This stor