{"id":9588,"date":"2024-02-06T13:44:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T04:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/?p=9588"},"modified":"2024-03-29T10:17:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T01:17:47","slug":"melody-of-%e3%80%8eashura-chan%e3%80%8f-echoes-in-kanazawa-station-and-underground-plaza-praise-for-piano-player-%e3%80%90kanazawa-topics%e3%80%91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/9588","title":{"rendered":"Melody of \u300eAshura-chan\u300f echoes in Kanazawa Station and underground plaza! Praise for Piano Player \u3010Kanazawa Topics\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ishikawa Prefecture is home to the \u300cPiano of Memories\u300d located in the underground plaza of the Motenashi Dome at Kanazawa Station. Did you know that it was a grand piano that was familiar to children at Kanazawa Municipal Higashi Asakawa Elementary School from 1990 to 2009? Now it has taken a new path as a street piano, and a video of the \u300cPiano of Memories\u300d being played is creating a sensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mituimasato_official_20230609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8176\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pianist Masato Mitsui (image from \u300eMasato Mitsui&#8217;s Official Website\u300f)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Pianist Makoto Mitsui<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Osaka, she graduated from the music department of Yuhigaoka Prefectural High School and went to France, where she studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Musique and the Paris Regional Conservatory, and received a bachelor&#8217;s degree in ballet accompaniment from the Conservatoire de Paris. 10 years of study in France was followed by a return to Japan in 2017. Known as \u300cthe classical pianist who sings\u300d, she works outside the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Street piano performance of Ado&#8217;s \u300eAsura-chan\u300f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On June 9, Makoto Mitsui released a video of him playing \u300eAshura-chan\u300f by Ado, which was also used as the theme song for the drama \u300eDoctor X: Surgeon Daimon Michiko\u300f, at the Motegi Dome underground plaza, which caused a sensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the original \u300eAsura-chan\u300f for your reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"\u3010Ado\u3011\u963f\u4fee\u7f85\u3061\u3083\u3093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyq5-StPISU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The phrase \u300cunderstand\u300d is striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if Makoto Mitsui played it on the piano\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyGoatAxel\/status\/1667028878156775425\">Tweet\u3092\u8868\u793a<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I played without looking at anything, and it was this powerful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Followers who watched the video commented, \u300cHave you only listened to it a few times? It&#8217;s wonderful\u300d, \u300cYou have such a powerful sound and all the knobs are in place\u300d, \u300cWow! It&#8217;s a pleasant performance! I thought, Wow, you are indeed a pianist who studied in Europe\u300d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuzuru Hanyu used \u300eAshura-chan\u300f as background music at the \u300cStars on Ice\u300d figure skating ice show held in Yokohama, Kanagawa in April, and some people said, \u300cI saw Mr. Hanyu&#8217;s superb steps\u300d. The song choice is as good as it gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kanazawa Station Motenashi Dome Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Name\u3000<\/td><td>Kanazawa Station East Motenashi Dome Underground Plaza<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Address\u3000<\/td><td>2 Kinoshinbo-machi, Kanazawa City<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Official Site<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www4.city.kanazawa.lg.jp\/soshikikarasagasu\/dorokanrika\/gyomuannai\/2\/1\/6818.html\">Kanazawa Station Event Plaza User Guide<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3204.019986682011!2d136.64674991189818!3d36.57773618009211!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x5ff833fd2309adab%3A0x2899a1670583ab41!2z6YeR5rKi6aeF44KC44Gm44Gq44GX44OJ44O844Og5Zyw5LiL5bqD5aC0!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1686320124433!5m2!1sja!2sjp\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ishikawa Prefecture is home to the \u300cPiano of Memories\u300d located in the underground plaza of the Motenashi Dome at Kanazawa Station. 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