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Kaito: The Dutch Shakuhachi Society
Promoting the instrument in the Netherlands through workshops, concerts, and events. Includes membership information and brief profiles of several members.
Kinko-ryu Chikumeisha
Japan-based guild of professional shakuhachi performers. Includes information about lessons and links and contact information of chapters. [Japanese/English]
La Voie du Bambou
Promoting the shakuhachi through concerts and individual, group, and master classes teaching traditional and contemporary styles. Includes contact information and links.
Shakuhachi Society of BC
Events, instructions, articles, shop. British Columbia, Canada.
Syakuhati Kenkyukai
Shakuhachi Study Group. Information on publications and some articles. [English - part of a Japanese site]
The International Shakuhachi Society
Organization bringing together players, schools, composers, ethnomusicologists, and hobbyists. Includes lineage charts, styles with information on artists and discographies, pieces organized by style, a chronological listing with profiles of artists from the early 1600s, glossary, and new and used CDs and sheet music.
The Seattle Shakuhachi Society
Upcoming events and mailing list.
The Shakuhachi Society of the Long River
New England organization for those interesting in playing the instrument for pleasure or performance. Includes audio samples, a brochure [PDF], and links.