Nakasone was a grand master of classical uta-sanshin, in which the artist sings ... In Hawaii, his mother, Naeko, was a well-known koto teacher. Nakasone returned to Hawaii at age 13 with only ...

I've played sanshin for near on 3 decades. Mine have real python snakeskin and made of rosewood. The sound is uniquely soothing. I play the erhu, koto guzheng, and pipa on my iPhone. Great fun.

The annual Cherry Blossom Festival featured a Koto ensemble, Ichifujikai traditional ... Martial arts displays included Ryu Shu Kan Karate with Sanshin accompaniment, AEUSKF Kendo, Kogaku Ryu ...

I was certainly inspired by this little instrument, as I hope everyone will be by the series. The sanshin was one of the key instruments used throughout, in particular for the episode on Okinawa.

“Our family has been playing the sanshin, a 3-stringed instrument that is the heart of Okinawan music,” says Kenton Odo, Sanshin teacher and performer. Odo and his family have brought their ...

Concerning the new designation of the Tokyo Shamisen and Tokyo Koto—from Tokyo Metropolis and Saitama Prefecture ... the Chinese three-stringed instrument, and the sanshin, the snake-skin shamisen ...