A Look at the Koto - Koto - Virtual Culture - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan - 0 views
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A Look at the Koto
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The names for the parts of a koto were decided long ago by likening the instrument to a dragon stretched out along the ground.
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names are written with Chinese characters meaning "dragon's tongue," "dragon's brow," and "dragon's horn."
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The names for the parts of a koto were decided long ago by likening the instrument to a dragon stretched out along the ground.
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are written with Chinese characters meaning "dragon's tongue," "dragon's brow," and "dragon's horn."
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After the koto is strung, and the strings are run through holes in the instrument's body and tied off, the leftover string is placed here.
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After the koto is strung, and the strings are run through holes in the instrument's body and tied off, the leftover string is placed here.
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they also help transmit the sound from the strings to the body of the koto, making it fuller and richer.
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