All of my family came from Japan, and especially, my grandmother was born in Kyoto, where used to be the capital city in Japan. The place, Kyoto has a long history of the royal family and they made their own culture. One of their cultures is court music. The music has so many types and meaning. They played the music for not only their fun. From now on, I’m going to focus on one of court musicians, 雅楽 (Gagaku). 雅楽 (Gagaku), its roots came from China, the Korean peninsula and Vietnam. It is said that Gagaku is the oldest orchestra in the world, and it is combined with traditional dance and instruments, which are delivered from Asian continents. In the middle of Heian-period (794-1185), Gagaku had been formed and has been taken over. Actually,
