Japanese string instrument

From J-pop to the more traditional, a lot of interesting music comes out of Japan. This once-enigmatic nation chronicles its history through its music. Here are four unique Japanese instruments for your next song. 1. Shamisen This lute-like instrument has three strings. It is played by pluck the strings with ginkgo leaf-shaped plectrum. Because the shamisen […]

Instruments in Japan range from wind percussion and string. They were most commonly used in Japanese folk music. These instruments played a huge role in reshaping and defining Japans history and culture in music. Today you will find Japanese instruments virtuosos around the globe and not just in Japan. In this article we will learn about the 7 most popular string instruments of Japan. #musicalinstrument #music #stringinstrument #japanmusic

The yamatogoto (大和琴), also called wagon (和琴) and azumagoto (東琴), is a six- or seven-stringed zither which, unlike the koto and other stringed instruments, is believed to be truly native to Japan, and not imported from mainland Asia. Both names translate literally to "Japanese stringed instrument."

Do you like traditional Japanese music? The shamisen is a traditional Japanese instrument that has three strings, and is played with a large plectrum.

Many of these traditional Japanese instruments which were used many centuries ago are still being used today, some even enjoying a resurgence!Here is a list of my favorite Japanese string instruments that truly sound remarkable.

Kokyu--Japanese bowed string instrument

Because the gottan, a three-stringed, fretless, square-bodied, wood-top Japanese folk instrument is so much like a cigar box guitar, I thought you guys might like to see these photos.

The Shamisen or Samisen (三味線, literally means; "three flavor strings"), is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. All Maiko are taught in playing a multitude of traditional songs and tunes. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix (e.g., Tsugaru-jamisen). (In western Japan, and often in Edo-period sources, it is sometimes "samisen.") The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument. Its...

Woman playing a biwa, traditional japanese musical instrument. This lute is usually made of rosewood, quince, or mulberry. Its strings are made of silk stretched over frets of bamboo and wood. It has its origins in China, Korea, and India over a thousand years ago.

Shamisen (Samisen). Japanese Musical Instrument. 3-strings. three taste strings ?.

Shamisen. A Japanese Guitar.

Because the gottan, a three-stringed, fretless, square-bodied, wood-top Japanese folk instrument is so much like a cigar box guitar, I thought you guys might like to see these photos.

Gayageum instrument.

The Guzheng, a plucked string instrument, is one of the most ancient Chinese musical instruments. It belongs to the zither family and it is the parent instrument of the Japanese Koto, Korean Kayagum, Mongolian Yatag and Vietnamese dan tranh.

Kokyu, Japanese traditional string instrument

The sanshin (三線, literally "three strings") is an Okinawan musical instrument and precursor of the mainland Japanese (and Amami Islands) shamisen ( 三味線). Often likened to a banjo, it consists of a snakeskin-covered body, neck and three strings. i build this String Instrument for a Japanese String Musical Instrument series. It is realated with the Japanese Prefecture Okinawa and a very important Folk Musical Instrument Symbol for that Prefecture. Traditional it is made with Okinawan Ebony…

The taishōgoto (大正琴), or Nagoya harp, is a Japanese stringed musical instrument. The name derives from the Taishō period (1912–1926) when the instrument first appeared. It has also become naturalized in East Africa, often under the name Taishokoto.

The Biwa, Japan's plucked lute, is descended from the Chinese pipa in the 7th century. In Japan it was first used in court music (gaku-biwa), then in a smaller version by Buddhist monks (moso-biwa). Later the heike-biwa, used to recite the epic Tale of Heike, combined elements of most and by the 12th century the most popular instrument