Chindami Sanshinten

Chindami Sanshinten Review

You shouldn't leave Okinawa without hearing the unique sound of sanshin music. And you shouldn't leave Naha without taking a peek into one of the most highly regarded sanshin-maker's shops in the country, close by Kokusai-dori. Higa-san will give you a free lesson to fill whatever time you have, and several ranks of beginner-oriented sets let you choose a good arrangement if you want to take one home. (If purchasing a sanshin, it is important to buy one made with fake snakeskin. It is illegal to import sanshin made with real snakeskin (usually that of the Burmese python) into many countries, and your new instrument could be confiscated and destroyed at customs. Chindami Sanshinten is on the side street off Kokusai-dori that abuts the south side of the JAL City Hotel.