![]() ![]() Its kanji (Chinese characters) can be literally translated into “three flavor roads”, which I guess means there are three strings each tuned differently. The shamisen is a three stringed banjo like instrument. So what were those instruments I just name dropped? First let’s look at the shamisen (三味線). Traditional Musical Instruments: Shamisen With the westernization of the country, most kids are more interested in an instrument like the guitar than the shamisen, the jazz flute than the shakuhachi, the rock and roll drum kit over taiko and …something else besides a koto. Unfortunately though, after reading this article you will know more about it than the average Japanese high school student does. Like various other elements of its culture, music also has a long history within Japanese culture. It was through music that I first took an interest in Japanese culture, which inevitably lead into a much broader interest in Japan (somehow, I now find myself speaking the language and living in the country…). Japanese folk music has long fascinated me.
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