Introduction
Our music ensemble group was organized in 2001 by the graduates of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music which is the most famous Japanese academy of art, composed by the Japanese traditional musical instruments players such as SHAKUHACHI (vertical Bamboo Flute), KOTO (Japanese Harp), SHAMISEN (3 stringed Japanese Banjo) , WADAIKO (Japanese drums), and etc. There are several schools in Japanese traditional music, and it is usual to have individual activity by each school. Nevertheless, many artists joined in our music group represented by Seizan Matsuzaki who has keen idea of "Traditional music is made to develop together beyond school".
 Main activities
Since organized, our group is very active such as performed at the Hogaku Irodori Canvas (Japanese traditional music variety canvas) in 2004, when one of the top Japanese dress designer Ms. Junko Koshino supervised players costume. The representatives of our group played at the fashion show held in Paris and Berlin. In 2005 our group played Divertimento composed by Toshinao Sato and conducted by Ernst Ottenzamer, principal Clarinet player of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Our group played music number MIZUHO as its inauguration performance which was composed by Mizuho Osawa who also composed the theme music for the Japanese synchronized swimming team of 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In 2006 March, Our group is scheduled to perform with the soloist of New National Theatre Ballet Tokyo at the newly built Art-Culture Center Hall of Hyogo Prefecture. Our group received many requests from various high-schools and middle high-schools to play at the music workshops, mini- concerts and etc.
 The reputation of AI-OI
All the members of our group get acquainted with each instrument since their childhood, and their excellent techniques are received high evaluation together with their young and fresh sensitivity. Our group organized beyond traditional school is gaining popularity when it feels the breath of the new Japanese music world with the power that the common sense of the Japanese music world is changed it.
 Our ambitious plans
We are very happy if many music fans of the world realize the wonderfulness of Japanese traditional music and instruments by way of listening to such music played by our group. The basic posture which is always consistent is to pile up the study with getting into possibility of the Japanese traditional music instruments.