These traditional Japanese percussion instruments are also known to keep little kids busy and happy. To make this homemade instrument you’ll need cardboard, a wooden dowl, beads, hot glue ...

Through demonstrations and contextual explanations, viewers gain insight into how these instruments are used in both historical and modern settings. The film also highlights traditional Japanese ...

barrel-shaped instruments symbolise the powerful, rhythmic and dynamic energy of Japanese percussion. They have also been a vital part of Japanese culture for millennia, as they were used to ...

Instruments of a Beating Heart was adapted from a larger film Yamazaki directed called The Making of a Japanese, “where the school itself is the main character, and you meet all sorts of kids ...

NAGAHAMA, Shiga -- Production of silk strings for traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen and koto is at its seasonal peak in this western Japan town. At the workshop of Marusan ...

Here, they break down how they used household objects as well as traditional percussion instruments to create Andy Akiho’s “Pillar V.” Interested in hearing the piece and more from Sandbox ...

What makes Japanese people distinctively Japanese ... In the short documentary above, “Instruments of a Beating Heart,” filmed in 2022, first graders at a Tokyo public school are presented ...