Text ( visual ) : unmediated The spirit of Tsugaru : blind musicians, Tsugaru-jamisen, and the folk music of northern Japan : with the autobiography of Takahashi Chikuzan / Gerald Groemer. -- 2nd, rev. ed. -- Hirosaki : Tsugaru Shobō , 2012. -- xvii, 369 p. : ill., maps, music ; 21 cm. -- Bibliography: p. 344-361 ; Selected audio-visual sources: p. 362-364 ; Includes index ; "The autobiography of Takahashi Chikuzan : adventures of a Tsugaru-jamisen musician. Originally published in 1976 in Japan by Shinshokan Co. Ltd. under the title Jiden: Tsugaru-jamisen hitoritabi"--T.p. verso. -- ISBN 9784806602200 ; (BB09402569) ; https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB09402569 Other Title(s): Jiden: Tsugaru-jamisen hitoritabi. -- Author Heading(s): Groemer, Gerald ; 高橋, 竹山 . -- Classification(s): NDC8 : 768.5 ; NDC9 : 768.5 ; LCC : ML419.T15. -- Subject Heading(s): BSH : 高橋, 竹山(1代目) ; BSH : 三味線 ; LCSH : Shamisen players -- Japan -- Aomori-ken -- Biography ; LCSH : Blind musicians -- Japan -- Aomori-ken -- Biography ; LCSH : Folk music -- Japan -- Tsugaru Peninsula ; LCSH : Music -- Japan -- Tsugaru Region ; LCSH : Takahashi, Chikuzan, 1910-1998 ; NDLSH : 高橋, 竹山(1910-1998)