INSTRUMENTS

In addition to SHAKUHACHI(bamboo flute) and TAIKO(Jananese drums,) I can play the traditional instruments of Japan more than 10. Presented in the following sections in the typical instruments. Among these instruments are also not very famous.
Japanese culture is very delicate and mysterious.
In order to get more and more people around the world know the goodness of Japan will continue to originate from Japan to the world.

SHAKUHACHI(尺八)

SHAKUHACHI(尺八)

Shakuhachi is a kind of traditional Japanese woodwinds.
Bamboo instruments are classified into Earido not read.
The Tang Dynasty Chinese origin, brought to Japan.
In English or shakuhachi, also known as the Bamboo Flute.

Use the base of a long-jointed bamboo, which is generally what makes it so that it includes seven sections of bamboo.
Sound by blowing breath into the top of the mouthpiece. Generally,
four hole at the front, there is one on the back.

As an instrument like shakuhachi flute and Qena have.

In Japan, "It takes three years to learn the techniques just let you play snake's head" shakuhachi as saying that the instrument has been difficult to improve.

BIWA(琵琶)

Biwa is one of the East Asian stringed instruments,
Without the bow, which has repelled the strings sounding instrument.

Four-stringed Biwa, oud West Asia, Europe and the lute
Have a common origin, have very similar shapes.
Resonance with a pole in the body shaped like an egg divided in half vertically,
which form almost a right angle bend to head back.
Five-stringed Biwa origin is India, which extends straight head.

BIWA(琵琶)
SHINOBUE(篠笛)

SHINOBUE(篠笛)

Shinobue is one of the leading Japanese woodwinds.
Mouthpiece and finger holes on the bamboo flute is a simple structure on the inner surface of the tube coated with lacquer.
Like the shakuhachi and flute instrument "Earido" is classified.
"Shinobue" is almost without any decoration except paint lacquer and wrapped rattan to prevent cracking of bamboo, with a simple shape such as bamboo itself.

TAIKO(太鼓)

Taiko is one of Japan's leading percussion. Generic name for Japanese TAIKO
Festival, Kabuki, Noh, used for rituals in shrines and temples, etc.,
Leather-covered wooden fuselage, sound is by shaking it.
What is called TAIKO strike a punishment, TSUZUMI by hand clap (only the manner of) is called.

Taiko is very reverberant sound in general, remain sound and a finish.
The structure of TAIKO is inflated in the middle of the cylindrical body has been stretched skin on one side or both sides.

TAIKO(太鼓)
SAMISEN(三味線)

SAMISEN(三味線)

Shamisen, a Japanese stringed instrument having neck.
Is played by repel the plucked strings.
Leather clad on both sides of a square-shaped flat wooden body,
the strings attached to the rod extending through the body,
usually playing music in the shape of a drumstick leaves of Ginkgo biloba.
The skin of the cat was commonly used,
because the cat's skin very expensive and are now using the skin of about 70% of the total dog.