{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7538bf4843930e86f3be184a","clusterId":"c_0699ca8c28d109f0edb1f55a","slug":"fami-koto-returns-with-first-solo-concert-in-10-years","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Fami Koto Returns With First Solo Concert in 10 Years","summary":"On August 7, 2026, Fami Koto held its 5th concert at Katsushika Symphony Hills Iris Hall in Tokyo. The group, led by koto performer Kazushi Okimasa, played game music from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Ganbare Goemon, Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 6, Another Eden, and Final Fantasy VI using only traditional Japanese instruments.","whyItMatters":"The concert marks Fami Koto's first solo performance in 10 years, returning to the stage with a program that mixes classic game tunes with traditional Japanese instrument technique.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFami Koto opened the night with Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, starting with the boss battle theme Abare. The strumming of the shamisen set the tone, and for the piece Itsuki, composer Hiroyuki Oshima allowed photography, video recording, and social media posting for that song only. Many spectators raised their smartphones to capture the moment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkimasa said the koto and performers had to be swapped between pieces because tuning differs. He also recalled that before founding Fami Koto, the first game music he wanted to play on traditional instruments was Ganbare Goemon, and that he added it to this program after learning Ganbare Goemon: Daishugo! was released in July this year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fami Koto held its first solo concert in 10 years on August 7, 2026, at Katsushika Symphony Hills Iris Hall. The program ran from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin through Ganbare Goemon, Shiren the Wanderer 6, Another Eden, and Final Fantasy VI, all on traditional Japanese instruments.","twitterPost":"Fami Koto's first solo concert in 10 years took place August 7 at Katsushika Symphony Hills Iris Hall. Kazushi Okimasa's group played Sakuna, Goemon, Shiren 6, Another Eden, and FFVI on koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi. Photography was allowed for the Sakuna piece Itsuki only.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Fami Koto returned to the stage for its first solo concert in 10 years on August 7, 2026. The group performed game music from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, Ganbare Goemon, Shiren the Wanderer 6, Another Eden, and Final Fantasy VI using only traditional Japanese instruments, with special permission to photograph the Sakuna piece Itsuki.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/538/G053843/20260827044/\",\"title\":\"Report on \\\"Fami Koto\\\"'s first solo performance in 10 years. Tunes from \\\"Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin,\\\" \\\"Goemon,\\\" \\\"FFVI,\\\" and more resound with masterful traditional Japanese instrument techniques\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4718,"outputTokens":688,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787939867,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T17:49:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T17:51:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T17:49:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0699ca8c28d109f0edb1f55a","canonicalTitle":"「ファミ箏」10年ぶりの単独公演をレポート。「サクナヒメ」「ゴエモン」「FFVI」などの楽曲が和楽器の超絶技巧で鳴り響く","representativeArticleId":"a_145ae1e9cf696c6bb276d143","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin\",\"Ganbare Goemon\",\"Final Fantasy VI\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T17:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/538/G053843/20260827044/","title":"「ファミ箏」10年ぶりの単独公演をレポート。「サクナヒメ」「ゴエモン」「FFVI」などの楽曲が和楽器の超絶技巧で鳴り響く"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin","Ganbare Goemon","Final Fantasy VI"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}