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- The representative of NPO KOMA, IDAKI Corp., Geist Ltd., Koma Ltd., / The Director of NPO Inochi / The honorary citizenship of Tyre, Lebanon
- The author of publications; Eight Heavenly Angels, To Be with Your Soul, Encounter, Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered, To Be with Your Soul 2; Magnitude of Time, Poetry with DVD "REIKA", Poetry "Miyako no Shiki", "Kita no Daichi"
- Results of Activities; Until Mar. 2024, she appeared in 1144 lectures and 269 times in the "Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered". To date, she has produced 1536 concerts (as of Mar. 2024) in Japan and abroad.
From around the age of 20, he pursued studies into the fundamental questions of human life,
such as what is the true meaning of health, and how one can liberate oneself from burdens and exercise
one's own creativity, etc. At the age of 35, he discovered a way to recover the original function of life common to all human beings. At a later stage of his unique investigation, he discovered how to do this through piano improvisation, and has given 1536 concerts throughout Japan and various countries as of Mar. 2024. These have provided audiences the opportunity to experience the immanent beauty of life and to regain the vitality to pave a way for the future.
*Tadamitsu Saito changed his artist name to” Idaki Shin” from the concert held in Ethiopia, and is now actively performing throughout the world.
Simultaneously we started to plan support programs to Ethiopia and that year we donated a portable X-ray machine to the Gode hospital in response to local authorities demand.
At the hospital in Gode, a drought-hit town in Ethiopia
In November, we held Idaki Shin “Cosmic Manifesto” concert at Meskel Square, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This concert was co-organized Joint with the Ethiopian government, with the view to declare the peace all over the world from the originated place of human being, realizing more than 110,000 audience, worldwide satellite transmission and internet video live streaming.
We started to hold the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concerts by Keiko Koma and Idaki Shin both in Japan and abroad. （It counted 258 times so far in Aug 2022）
We held many lecture events by Keiko Koma entitled as “To Be with Your Soul” and her poetic reading events in Japan. .(It counted 1073 times so far in Aug 2022)
Invited to Iran National Day memorial FAJR music festival “Dialogue Among Civilization” , we held two Idaki Shin piano concerts in Tehran, Iran in Feb, 2002.
We started importing coffee beans directly from Ethiopia and commercialized in Japan under brand name “Andromeda Ethiopia Coffee” . The profit from the sales has been donated back to Ethiopia through on going social projects of NPO KOMA such as one to supply a water purification system to Gode in southern Ethiopia. (See 2006 and 2007 projects)
In March we donated the custom clearance and handling charge of eleven fire engines to Ethiopia.
In December, we donated funds to DPPC (Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Committee) of Ethiopia in response to the urgent request saving the starvation in Ethiopia.
Limu, 100% natural-grown coffee
In July we held the Idaki Shin concert in Oyunhara, Kumano Hongu Taisha, Wakayama, Japan.
In December through the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo, we urgently donated supporting goods and foods to Bam, Kerman state, in Iran, as people were suffering from damages caused by the sudden big earthquake.
In February we held the Idaki Shin piano charity concert for Bam in Iran suffering out of the big earthquake damages, in Daiichi Seimei Hall, Tokyo and donated all the profit from the concert to Iranian Embassy.
In July we held Idaki Shin “Jomon” concert at Sannai Maruyama remains, in Aomori.
In October we held the Idaki Shin “Dialogue among civilization” concert at Persepolis (Registered UNESCO world heritage) in Iran. This was the very first concert event realized after the revolution in Iran at the holly historic site, Persepolis. This was made possible by the special consideration from the part of Iranian government that considered the concert as “not an ordinary concert, but culture itself conveying the message of peace” . Holding a concert at Persepolis itself was considered as a revolutionary event in Iran.
Idaki Shin Concert at Persepolis, Iran
In March we donated Idaki Shin Sound System (audio speakers and amplifier) to the Imam Sadr Foundation in Lebanon.
In August, for the first time outside Japan, we staged the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Hippodrome in Tyre, Lebanon and ended with huge success as most spectators were deeply touched to their heart and shed tears. It was reported as an amazing experience in the following day’ s local newspapers. Our representative Keiko Koma was given the title of the honorable and eternal citizenship of Tyre. After this concert, we started to hold this concert program at middle east countries, and has been covered in many media.
Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered in Tyre, Lebanon
In August we held seven Idaki Shin charity concerts to support Lebanon at the time of the Israeli army’ s bombing. Because the Jerash festival in Jordan that we were invited to participate was cancelled because of the war situation, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Komae, Japan the same date as were planned in Jerash, the 11th of August, and delivered the message for peace.
Requested by the mayor of Tyre who wished to realize something after the war that would give young generations hope for the future, we donated to the city of Tyre, all the computers, electronics and library necessary to set up a business college.
In September we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Tsarevets Castle, Veliko-Turnovo, Bulgaria, as a joint event with the municipality of Turnovo. We recorded and donated a special Idaki Shin CD for the newly furnished operation floor at the Veliko-Turnovo hospital. We also donated Idaki Shin Sound System and artworks by our representative Keiko Koma, unique and original paintings with rhinestones on Chirimen cloths.
In November we held Idaki Shin the “Peace Message” concert at Saadabad Palace in Tehran, for two nights, after the great success of the Idaki Shin Persepolis concert.
As part of our support activity for Ketchene orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we donated funds for constructing a bioenergy facility and conduct maintenance of its clinic.
In May the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at the Opera Theater, Damascus Syria to commemorate its 100th concert.
In June, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Tsarevets Castle, Veliko-Turnovo, Bulgaria, At the city square of Giurgiu, Romania, Archaic theater in Ohrid, Macedonia, City Square of Bitla, Macedonia.
In August we participated the Jerash Festival in Jordan with the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert.
In September, as part of the commemoration events for the 35th anniversary of friendly ties between Japan and China, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, China. In a part of the program, HAYA, a Chinese group, joined.
From August to November, we invited 4 engineers from Somali Water Bureau in Ethiopia for technical training in collaboration with Daigaku Sangyo Co Ltd., our water supply project partner based in Shizuoka, Japan. Then we dispatched six Japanese engineers for twelve days to Gode, southern town in Ethiopia, to install and complete the water purification supply system, which had been working with Somali State for the last five years. This started to supply to Gode’ s 50,000 habitants with safe portable water.
At the residence of Mr. President in Syria
In September Keiko Koma Skyrocket Center, Omotesando was opened in Tokyo.
In October, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at the republic square of Yerevan, Armenia before 20,000 audience.
In November and December, held four poem reading concerts in Beirut, Tyre and Bint-jbeil. Also held the exhibition of Keiko Koma artworks at UNESCO Palace in Beirut.
In July, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Hippodrome in Tyre, Lebanon.
In the same month, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at the Green Theater in Moscow, Russia.
In August, we opened a gallery café “Raza Ray” at Tehran, Iran.
Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered in Beijing, China
In May, we held the Idaki Shin concert and the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Vahdad Hall in Tehran, Iran. In October, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concerts at Metekhi Church at Tbilisi, Georgia, and at Green Theater at Baku, Azerbaijan.
Water Purification & Supply System at Gode
On 7th of September, responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami disaster, we opened the NPO KOMA Tohoku Center at Morioka, Iwate.
Many Idaki Shin charity concerts have been held for the Great East Japan Earthquake.
We donated to the city of Tyre, Lebanon all the computers and electronic facilities to totally renew and upgrade its business college.
In November, we held the “IDAKI SHIN concert – Himalaya” in Delhi, India. On the 2nd of December, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert at Purana Qila, in Delhi, India.
In October, we held the “IDAKI SHIN concert” at Gujarat Amphytheater, Ahmadabad India. On the 27th of October, we held the “Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered” concert with over 30,000 audience at the river front special stage at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India.
In November, started the joint research activities about the positive influence of the music by Master Idaki Shin on agricultural products with Yamamoto strawberry farm that took the initiative to recover the agricultural industry immediately after the North Eastern Japan Great Disaster at Yamamoto village, Watari, Miyagi prefecture.
In March, donated to the Medrar Medical Center that is being managed by The Medrar Foundation of Lebanon.
In April, donated the Idaki Shin sound system to every strawberry house at the Yamamoto Strawberry Farm.
In October, opened at the corner of the Yamamoto Strawberry Farm, the coffee facility and office for NPO Koma’s coffee projects.
1st of November, opened our NPO Koma’s guest house at Ohtsu city which architecture was designed to best enhance the acoustic sound of the concert grand piano specially created by Fazioli Pianoforte exclusively for Master Idaki Shin.
8th of July, Cafe Komaya Sendai opened as a base for our business, after hearing that creating “business in which young people can work feeling hope will truly be a support for the recovery” of the disaster areas of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
11th of March, Yui-Kobo café opened, a coffee roasting facility as a joint project with Yamamoto Strawberry Farm, in front of Yamashita station in the new midtown of Yamamoto-cho where 90% of the area was destroyed by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
12th of March, Piano improvisation concert was held by Master Idaki Shin, entitled “Yui (connection)” at Tsubamenomori Hidamari Hall in front of JR Yamashita station at Yamamoto-cho.
In March, NPO KOMA Tea-Ceremony House opened. Adjacent to the house is Keiko Koma’s atelier for dyeing her marbling fabrics.
23rd – 28th of September, Keiko Koma Artwork Exhibition was held at two galleries in Paris, France.
23rd of September, Idaki Shin Concert was held at MAISON DU JAPON Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
10th of October, Idaki Shin Piano Improvisation Concert was held at Primorskaya Region Philharmonic Theater in Vladivostok, Russia.
Donation of an ambulance to Lebanese Red Cross
21st-23rd of January, in Madrid, Spain, Keiko Koma Artworks Exhibition was held, and Idaki Shin Piano Improvisation concert was held on the 23rd.
25th of November, “Food for Life, Kitchen Lab” was opened in Chofu, Tokyo.
In December, as a support to the explosion accident that happened at the port of Beirut, Lebanon on August 4th, NPO KOMA donated an ambulance to the Lebanese Red Cross.
At a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
In May, as a support to Lebanon, especially for the Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a donation of relief supplies of one shipping container including Keiko Koma Marbling T-shirts, clothes and pencils were shipped by sea from Japan.