shakuhachi meets pena is a musical composition and performance. it is a mixture of the performances of the traditional japanese musical instrument shakuhachi and the traditional meitei musical instrument pena. it is a maiden collaboration of traditional music between the two nations, india and japan. it was performed by motonaga hiramu of japan and mayanglambam mangangsana with his daughter mangka mayanglambam of laihui, imphal. it was performed at "the giving tree", sangaiprou, imphal west on the 28 november 2016. it was performed on the last day of a 3 day workshop on shakuhachi conducted as a part of the "manipur japan summit 2016". it was organised by the "laihui" in collaboration with the art heals trust, imphal, manipur and the the japan foundation, new delhi.