Work in Japan: Japan Biz Cultural Words
Koto

Koto 琴(こと) The sound of the koto, a thirteen stringed zither or harp, is to many people the sound of Japan. Japan’s most popular traditional musical instrument, it is widely played even today. Two meters in length, it is made of hollowed-out paulownia wood. First brought to Japan from China in the eleventh century, the […]

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