Dozens of instruments cluttered the floor of the cramped Schoenberg room, creating a carpet of wood, string and metal pieces. In the back corner, an intricate and large Japanese drum loomed over the ...

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 ...

NAGAHAMA, Shiga -- Production of silk strings for traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen and koto is at its seasonal peak in this western Japan town. At the workshop of Marusan ...

This article is part of a two-part series. To learn about a biwa master and her music lessons, see here. Traditional Japanese instruments, also known as wagakki, are an intrinsic part of Japan’s rich ...

This flat rectangular brass instrument has four sets of lines on it, two sets on each side. Each set consists of four nested L-shaped lines and six shorter lines that run across them. Some of the ...

At the Museum of Veterans in Vilonia, there is a framed copy of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. It was a donation to the museum by an old sailor who was there for the proceedings some 80 years ...

A concert featuring Japanese instruments will take place at Hanoi’s Japan Foundation Centre on January 13. A concert featuring Japanese instruments will take place at Hanoi’s Japan Foundation Centre ...

Tucked inside a small room at the Iowa City Public Library, people swarmed booths celebrating Japanese culture for bunkasai on Nov. 1, put on by the UI Japanese Program. Filled wall to wall with a ...