Nippon Gakufu - We are a music publishing company commonly known as ‘Nichifu’.
We have been active in publishing music scores since 1940 in the hope of spreading and developing music culture in Japan.
Our music scores are not copied. Our first-rate transcribers proofread each original music score carefully, edit it for accuracy, and transcribe it onto new pages.
Particularly, our scores in A5 format (148mm×210mm) are especially clear and easy to read, and are well received not only by professionals of course, but also by students and amateurs.
We also have a lot of scores which are not printed by other companies. We hope you add our scores to your bookshelf.

Nippon Gakufu is one of the oldest music publishing companies in Japan. Since our establishment in 1940 to the present, ‘providing good music scores at a low price’ has been our motto. We have published many miniature scores with the aim to spread and develop music culture, mainly for orchestras and chamber ensembles, from famous works to unsung masterpieces.
We also have some scores which had been published to meet the needs of the times, but are out of print today.

Note: We regret to say that we cannot accept orders from overseas. Services are available only within Japan.
We accept orders by postal transfer or fax.
Postal Account: 00100-8-186573
Fax: +81-(3)-3577-3571
In either case, please provide us with your order information (the title and quantity), the total cost including tax along with your name, address and phone number.
Order forms are provided for your convenience.

We also accept direct orders. Payment can be made by postal transfer.
Please send the total amount including tax and \300 for the postage by postal transfer to our postal account 00100-8-186573.
If the actual postage is less than \300 the surplus will be refunded with unused stamps.
If the total amount is over \3,000, we will pay the postage.
Postal order and payment with unused stamps are available on request.
Your order will be sent out after your payment has been confirmed.
If you want expedited processing, please send us your order form with a copy of your payment slip by fax. Your order will be shipped on the same day.
You can download our order form if necessary.

Nippon Gakufu Ltd.
4-20-2 Kôyama, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-0022
Editorial Dept.: +81-(3)-3970-3155
Order Processing Dept.: +81-(3)-3999-5627
Note: Unfortunately, we are unable to reply e-mail enquiries.

Written by Mizobe Kunimitsu
In order to play music beautifully, proper scale, or just intonation is required. In the present age scales have become disorganized and music which is out of tune is in fashion. This is the most practical book on musical acoustics explaining what proper scales for string instruments, wind instruments and Japanese musical instruments ought to be.

Written by Mizobe Kunimitsu
This book collects and studies the secret methods of nianfo (Nembutsu), mantra, sutra chanting and Shinto drum playing, and shows how they should be. It collects, explains and outlines the representative pieces from the nationwide Nembutsu entertainments with the main focus on the drum playing.

Written and edited by Itoh Goh
This book is the first encyclopedia on Irish music published in Japan. In Japan, when you say ‘Irish music’, it is generally conceived with a focus on traditional music and there has almost never been any mention of art music until now. This book aims to deepen the general understanding of the entirety of Irish music including both traditional and art music.

Written and edited by Itoh Goh
This book is the first encyclopedia on Irish music published in Japan. In Japan, when you say ‘Irish music’, it is generally conceived with a focus on traditional music and there has almost never been any mention of art music until now. This book aims to deepen the general understanding of the entirety of Irish music including both traditional and art music.

Edited by Sasaki Shigeo
Double-stops - The beauty of the sounds is unrivaled. It is necessary for violin beginners who are proceeding to the intermediate level to learn the positions and vibrato. I would like to add another essential technique, double-stopping. However, there are actually only a few introductory methods for double-stopping. This book is organized in a way that all the double-stops can be played in the 1st position, and the feeling of enjoyment of playing double-stops gradually increases as it gets toward the latter half so that violin beginners can begin their studies on double-stopping not with reluctance, but rather with enjoyment.

Edited by Hiruma Kazuo
It is an ambition of violin students who mastered the 1st position to undertake the studies of the 2nd position and up. This text edits the extracts from the violin methods of Bériot and Dancla, and the all the pieces are made for violin duos so that you can learn from the 2nd position to the 7th position in order with enjoyment of ensemble playing.

Edited by Igemi Moriyasu
This book puts together the score designed to make it easy to understand for violin students who play J.S.Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin for the first time. Each violin student is expected not only to play the score correctly, but also to feel what is behind the notes and to experience Bach with more familiarity and with enjoyment.