Rambelli plays the shō, a reed instrument that’s been used in Japan since the 8th century, while Lindsay has been playing a variety of stringed instruments since he was a young teenager.

Japanese Koto Instrument Adds LasersComposer Miya Masaoka has started playing the "Laser Koto," a futuristic version of the traditional Japanese stringed instrument, the Koto, that's been around ...

Discovering the Music of Japan (1966), written and produced by Bernard Wilets, provides an engaging introduction to Japan’s rich musical traditions. This 22-minute educational film explores the ...

Silk threads are boiled with thinly sliced rice cakes in the gluing process to make strings for Japanese instruments at Marusan Hashimoto Co.'s studio in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2021.