Junji Koyama is an elementary school teacher in Japan. But for the last nine or so years, he's been making a name for himself by demonstrating a special talent on YouTube — making instruments out of vegetables.
You can see how he makes vegetable instruments here. It's a complicated process!
Earlier this year, Koyama shared a video of himself performing "Amazing Grace" on a cabbage slide whistle:
Other veggie instruments include a carrot slide whistle:
A radish ocarina:
A celery nose flute:
And here's a carol on a 'broccolina':
Hear more of Junji's creations on his YouTube channel.
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