After months of research into Japanese musical scales and instruments, Eshkeri learned of the biwa — an instrument that samurais learned as part of their training. “It is in a sense the most ...

But Sulis, 73, has never felt homesick, thanks to a traditional Japanese instrument. “Because I came across the ‘biwa,’” he said. One day, he heard an intriguing instrument being played on ...

The pear-shaped biwa lute has enchanted listeners in Japan for centuries. Played with a large wooden plectrum, the instrument has four or five strings of twisted silk stretched over four or more ...

evocative plucking of the ancient Japanese biwa instrument? “If you think about it, when rock music first came out, it was something so new and exciting,” Yuasa says. “So if everyday people ...

In the series, based on a medieval Japanese war epic called "The Tale of the Heike," Biwa witnesses the tragic fate of the Taira family while performing a Japanese musical instrument called the ...

Five-string biwa lutes are believed to have originated in India. The musical instruments, such as the prized possession of the Shosoin Repository, are believed to have been introduced to Japan by ...