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Concerts with string instruments in Kyoto

Concerts featuring Chinese and Japanese string instruments will be held this month and in December in Kyoto. A koto concert (www.kac.or.jp/events/8738/) will start at ...
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[Movie] Enjoying Traditional Japanese Music and Instruments!

One of the first obstacles that one faces is the sheer volume of subgenres that are encompassed by the term “Japanese music”, as well as the hundreds of instruments that are more or less commonly used ...
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Japanese artisans use winter cold to make silk strings for traditional instruments

Amid cold conditions at Marusan Hashimoto Co.'s studio, silk threads are stretched between hooks on pillars and excess glue wiped off with a cloth in a process for making strings for Japanese ...
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THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC CULTURE OF JAPAN A Traditional Japanese Instrument Ensemble Pioneering the Future of Sound

AUN J CLASSIC ORCHESTRA, a musical ensemble formed in 2008 composed exclusively of traditional Japanese instruments. Far left: INOUE Ryohei. Photo: Heart tree Co., Ltd. AUN J CLASSIC ORCHESTRA is a ...