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August 28th is "Violin Day.

Today, I will quote about Violin Day from a radio show with Japanese actress Rei Dan acting as a personality.

This day is the day when the first Japanese violin was completed, and it is an anniversary only for Japan.

In 1880, a man named Sadajiro Matsunaga, who was a shamisen manufacturer in Tokyo, completed the first domestic violin 141 years ago today.

Mr. Sadajiro did not teach anyone how to make a violin, but made a violin based on what was in the Orthodox cathedral "Nikolai-do".

And it was Mr. Masakichi Suzuki of Nagoya who started the production of domestic violin in earnest.

This person was originally a shamisen maker, but he met Sadajiro Matsunaga's Japanese violin and started making it himself.

Mr. Masakichi is the founder of "Suzuki Violin", which is still known for manufacturing stringed instruments.

He is also known for his efforts in the development of modern Japanese music culture.

When top performers from overseas came to Japan, he hosted a concert in Nagoya, and it was Mr. Masayoshi who adjusted and repaired the violins of these performers.

Now, let's talk about the background behind the production of domestic violins.

In 1879, "a government section called a music section" was established within the Ministry of Education.

It was the younger sisters of the writer Koda Rohan who brought out the talent of the violin here, and the older sister, Nobu, became a pioneer of violin education.

Her younger sister, Sachi, is active as a violinist.

Following this sister, world-class violinists will appear, and along with this, foreign-made violins will also enter Japan.

And, under these circumstances, the first domestic violin was born.

Today, I would like people all over the world, not just Japanese, to listen to the elegant tones of classical and film music.

By the way, a government section called a music section ​was later privatized and became the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. 

TBS Radio Station "Rei Dan Today's Page 1" is a program that is being broadcast in Japan from 6:20 am Monday to Friday.

You can also listen to "radiko" on your computer or smartphone.