Traditional Japanese Music - Koto - Virtual Culture - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan - 2 views
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Japanese styles of expression. Instruments were adapted and newly created to meet local needs, and the most important of these were the shamisen, shakuhachi, and koto.
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This shamisen is similar to a guitar in shape. It is used to play historical traditional japanese music.It looks a bit like a banjo. It has a long thin neck and a covering of skin.
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