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shamisen

SHAMISEN

A long-necked guitar-like japanese instrument with three silk strings. It's usually played with a plectrum, and used for both folk music as well as Kabuki and Noh theatre.

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nodo

NODO

 

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taiko

TAIKO

Barrel-shaped drum made from a hollowed tree trunk. Cowhide drumheads are permanently secured to the body by large iron tacks. The most commonly used Japanese drum especially in festivals.

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shinobue

SHINOBUE

Transverse, seven-holed, folk flute made from shino bamboo.

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shakuhachi

SHAKUHACHI

A vertically-held bamboo flute, made from the very bottom of a bamboo tree. Four fingerholes are put on the front of the instrument and a thumbhole on the back. The standard shakuhachi takes its name from the traditional measurements of one shaku (30 cm) and eight sun (3 cm) approximately 54cm.

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taiko

TSUZUMI

 

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mokkin

MOKKIN

 

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froggies

FROGGIES

 

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narimono

NARIMONO

 

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fu-rin

FU-RIN

 

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pianica

PIANICA

 

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LPplayer

LP Player

 

VOICE AMP

 

KENDAMA

 

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