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Traditional Japanese musical instruments
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Traditional Japanese musical instruments, known as wagakki (和楽器) in Japanese, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of Japan. They comprise a range of string, wind, and percussion instruments.
Women playing the Shamisen, Tsuzumi, and Taiko in Meiji-era Japan.
Women playing the Shamisen, Tsuzumi, and Taiko in Meiji-era Japan.
Shamisen
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The shamisen , also known as sangen or samisen (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
Tokyo geisha with shamisen, c. 1870s
Tokyo geisha with shamisen, c. 1870s
A Japanese man playing a shamisen while another sings
A Japanese man playing a shamisen while another sings
The heike shamisen compared with a medium-sized, or chuzao shamisen
The heike shamisen compared with a medium-sized, or chuzao shamisen
Bachi for min'yo, tsugaru and heike shamisen
Bachi for min'yo, tsugaru and heike shamisen