The shamisen is a beautiful Japanese instrument, made up of a rounded body that’s typically bound in some kind of animal leather, a long neck, and three strings that are plucked with a large pick. It ...

TOKYO -- A unique musical instrument similar to a traditional three-stringed Japanese shamisen, but smaller, lighter and easier to handle, has been developed by a small Tokyo manufacturer as a new ...

How's this for Japanese fusion? The ancient shamisen instrument, in the hands of Masahiro Nitta, duelling with its Irish counterparts, writes Arminta Wallace Think of Japanese culture, and you think ...

i thought it was only cat skin! jeepers, i just came from Okinawa and enjoyed two concerts. i don't wanna watch my dreams now, I'm a wanchan person. As far as I know it's always been mostly cats skins ...

The Japanese three-stringed musical instrument shamisen has a glorious history. Originating from the Chinese instrument sanxian, shamisen was introduced in the sixteenth century in Japan. Shamisen can ...

Shamisen Songs appear in a per-determined order in the Gear menu. We’ve matched this order on our page to help you figure out which ones you need to collect. Atsu’s Shamisen Explained A comfort in ...

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 ...