ō da i ▁on g aku ▁no ▁re k ish ite ki ▁k en ky ū : ▁G ak use i - hen ▁ 唐 代 音 楽 の <0xE6> <0xAD> <0xB4> 史 的 研 究 , ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Japan ▁Academy ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁His ▁last ▁book , ▁E do ▁j ida i ▁no ▁kin - sh i ▁mon og at ari ▁ 江 戸 時 代 の <0xE7> <0x90> <0xB4> 士 物 語 ▁[ T ales ▁of ▁q in ▁( gu q in ) ▁players ▁during ▁the ▁E do ▁period ], ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Tan abe ▁His ao ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Although ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁research ▁was ▁historical ▁in ▁nature ▁and ▁de alt ▁with ▁very ▁old ▁music , ▁he ▁also ▁conducted ▁field work ▁in ▁various ▁regions ▁in ▁Japan , ▁China , ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Asia . ▁To ▁his ▁students , ▁he ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁having ▁practical ▁experience ▁performing ▁the ▁music ▁one ▁studies . ▁He ▁himself ▁played ▁g ag aku ▁( the ▁sh ō ▁and ▁the ▁h ich iri ki ), ▁the ▁n ō kan , ▁nag aut a , ▁it ch u - b ū sh i , ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁gu q in . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Steven ▁G . ▁Nelson . ▁" Dr . ▁K ish ibe ▁Sh ige o : ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁research ." ▁In ▁English ▁Comment ary ▁on ▁T ō da i ▁on g aku ▁no ▁re k ish ite ki ▁k en ky ū : ▁G ak