A collaborative showcase by leading artists, creators and entrepreneurs of Japan, for an immersive experience in contemporary Japanese music and culture.

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Kobo Sessions #1: Del Sol Quartet x Sake Masters x Bento Box

Kobo Sessions is Nippon Kobo’s premier event series, held in an intimate venue with a limited audience to offer a deeply immersive experience of contemporary Japanese music and culture. This inaugural Kobo Sessions event blends chamber music, sake tasting with the masters, and a bento box dinner offering a dynamic and interactive exploration of the sounds and tastes of Japan.

Date: May 17th, 2025 at 6pm
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Barbro Osher Hall
Admission: $150 with Sake Tasting, $125 without Sake Tasting. Tickets includes chamber music program, talks by sake masters, and a bento box dinner by Hanaizumi Japanese Restaurant

Musicians:
Haruka Fujii (percussion), Del Sol Quartet (string quartet)

Sake Masters:
David Sakamoto from Jizake Quest, Oakland
Yoshihiro Sako from Den Sake Brewery, Oakland
Jake Myrick and Noriko Kamei from Sequoia Sake, San Francisco
Todd Eng, Sake educator, discussion moderator

Bento Box by:
Hanaizumi Japanese Restaurant

Event Schedule:

• Welcome sake tasting

• Talks by Sake Masters
  Bay Area local sake brewers Jake Myrick, Yoshihiro Sako, and Japanese Sake importer David Sakamoto, with moderator Todd Eng

• Intermission

• Chamber music program paired with sake and bento box
  Music performance by Del Sol Quartet and Haruka Fujii. Program includes music by Eiko Orita, Toru Takemitsu, Takuma Itoh, Andy Akiho. And also works by the Bay Area local composers, Ken Ueno and Haruka Fujii.

Nippon Kobo Family: Percussion Music Concert

Curated for audiences of all ages—from children to seniors, this admission-free concert warmly invites people of all backgrounds to join the Nippon Kobo family and experience the beauty of melody, rhythm, and stories from Japan.

Date: Sunday, June 1st, 2025 4pm
Location: TCHO Chocolate Tasting Room, 3100 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702 
Admission: Free, suggested donation $20 per person, RSVP required
Artists: Nippon Kobo Percussion Ensemble

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Past Events

Launch Event: Nippon Kobo Vol. 1 - Seasons -

Sunday, September 15th, 2024
Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, Gallery 308

Collaborators

Music:

Haruka Fujii, Nippon Kobo creative director, percussion

Erika Oba, composer

Jeffrey Anderle, bass clarinet

Kyle Bruckmann, oboe

Rika Fujii, percussion

Divesh Karamchandani, percussion

Jamael Smith, bassoon 

Leslie Tagorda, clarinet

Art:

Dice Tsutsumi - Nippon Kobo artistic advisor, animation film director

Asaki Oda - visual artist

Food:

Shigeru Asagiri, president and CEO of COEDO brewery

Bernal Cutlery

Milk Cloud Bakery

Yatai Japanese