Hiromu Handa has been played on NTS shows including Open Hand Real Flames , with Sado-Okessa first played on 5 June 2024.

Born in Osaka in 1934. He began his studies on Shakuhachi when he was six years old with his father who was an amateur musician. At the age of 13 he took up studies in Shamisen and Koto. He participates in numerous concerts and in 1953 he gained considerable appreciation for his composition "The night train" that was praised by enthusiastic critics.

Living near Tottori, on the Sea of Japan, he devoted himself to research on new techniques of playing the koto, published some of his research in an essay entitled "The possibilities of the right hand of the koto player". Performer and composer, Hiromu Handa has enjoyed high esteem in Japan and in foreign countries where he has given many recitals over the years.