The Komosos were mendicant Zen monks of the Fuke sect who wandered Japan playing the shakuhachi and covering their heads with straw baskets ('komo') to symbolise their detachment from the world.
They would play shakuhachi for alms as this monk is doing.
Video: Komuso
Later the komosu rebranded as 'komuso' (priests of nothingness) which is a much cooler name. For more on their remarkable history visit komuso.com the website of the International Shakuhachi Society.
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