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 ...

Pick your favourite, because these were just some of the adjectives used to describe the four-song set performed by Japanese musician Sumie Kaneko on Thursday at an event hosted by the Embassy of ...

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 ...

The ensemble includes a totally new sound using the shamisen, cello, and other string instruments. TOKYO, JAPAN, August 17, 2020 / EINPresswire.com / -- 3x4xS Taking the World by Storm as Most ...

The instrument manufacturing company Marusan Hashimoto in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, is very busy making strings for the shamisen, the koto and other instruments. Strings make sounds by ...