Vaiorin dokushu jizai: Sokusei kan'i—If only I could play theviolin, that fascinating Western instrument

摘要

How many violin players do you suppose there are in Japan？ While it is difficult to calculate an exact number as of 2020， there were more than 500 professional and amateur orchestras in Tokyo alone If the number of violin players in these orchestras alone is any indication, it is clear that a great many people in Japan love to play the violin.