Biography
Hozan Yamamoto
Real name: 山本 邦山 = Hōzan Yamamoto
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 2005
Japanese shakuhachi (bamboo flute) performer and composer. Born October 6, 1937 in Otsu, Shiga. Died February 10, 2014. He was recognized as a "living national treasure" by the Japanese government in 2002.