Musical Instruments of Japan Percussion Instruments (Membranophone)

TAIKO

The Japanese word "taiko" refers to a drumming technique, a drum ensemble, drum music, and the actual drum. Taiko comes in a huge range of sizes and forms. String Instruments (Chordophone)

ODAIKO

The term "big drum." -daiko, refers to the largest drum in a certain ensemble.

TSUZUMI

is a Japanese-made hand drum. It comprises two drum heads with ropes that may be squeezed or released to change the tension of the heads, each attached to a taut hardwood body with an hourglass-shaped shape.

TSURIDAIKO

is a huge hanging Japanese drum. On just one side, it is played with two mallets. It is widely utilized by the bugaku orchestra.

KOTO

is a plucked half-tube zither made in Japan and serves as the country's national anthem

SHAMISINE

is traditional three-stringed Japaneseinstrument that was developed from Chinese sanxian instrument. to play it a bachi plectrum is employed

Biwa

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