Greetings from Italy

Hello to everyone,
My name is Federico, I live in northern Italy (Bergamo province) and I am a so called "japanophile". Since my youth I was fascinated by Japan and its history, this led me to practice martial arts from judo to currently kendo. As well I like Japanese cousine and literature, i am a Japanese language student and I recently bought a shakuhachi because I always loved music and I like its sound.
I hope to learn how to play this fascinating instrument with all the precious advices in this forum.