The shamisen (三味線), also known as sangen (三絃) or samisen (all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived...

heike shamisen (Japanese: 平家三味線), is a Japanese musical instrument, member of the shamisen family. Like its other counterparts, the heike shamisen has three...

Kyoto. Their jobs consist of performing songs, dances, and playing the shamisen or other traditional Japanese instruments for visitors during banquets...

(chanters), and shamisen musicians. Occasionally other instruments such as taiko drums will be used. The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called...

and the Mysterious Shamisen (Japanese: 妖絃怪猫伝(Yōgen Kwaibyō den), Hepburn: Kaibyō nazo no shamisen), or Ghost Cat's Mysterious Shamisen, is a 1938 Japanese...

Tsugaru-jamisen (津軽三味線, つがるじゃみせん) or Tsugaru-shamisen (つがるしゃみせん) refers to both the Japanese genre of shamisen music originating from Tsugaru Peninsula in...

The gottan (ごったん), also known as the hako shamisen ("box shamisen") or ita shamisen ("board shamisen"), is a traditional Japanese three-stringed plucked...

the shamisen since a very young age. They both began to study and play the shamisen at the age of five under Koka Adachi, learning the Minyō-shamisen style;...

the Edo period (1603–1867), pieces in the jiuta style were played on the shamisen, and were mostly regional to Kamigata. The name jiuta means 'song' (歌,...

popular as inexpensive alternatives to the sanshin or shamisen, and professional sanshin or shamisen makers have begun to craft them and include them in...

exists in Okinawa, called kūchō (胡弓) in Okinawan. The kokyū, like the shamisen, has its origins in Okinawa. Although it is similar to Chinese huqin, it...

accompanied by a shamisen. Typically there are multiple uta singers singing together. The second type is called aikata. It involves shamisen music without...

Amami Islands musical instrument and precursor of the mainland Japanese shamisen (三味線). Often likened to a banjo, it consists of a snakeskin-covered body...

with traditional shamisen music using only minor thirds and sixths in its composition. All geisha must learn to play the shamisen, alongside additional...

an Okinawan precursor of the mainland Japanese (and Amami Islands) shamisen Shamisen (三味線) – a banjo-like lute with three strings; brought to Japan from...

countries, for example to the Ryukyus as sanshin and mainland Japan as shamisen. The sanxian has a dry, somewhat percussive tone and loud volume similar...

are typically no longer than 3 minutes in length,: 9  are played on the shamisen,: 56  and are generally accompanied by singing and traditional dance. The...

A Japanese man playing a shamisen while another sings...

making the bridge and also the neck of the Japanese musical instrument shamisen. The heartwood is preferred for this purpose. Pterocarpus santalinus is...

father-son shamisen duo from Japan. (Oyako means "parent and child" in Japanese.) Nitta Hiroshi and Nitta Masahiro specialize in Tsugaru shamisen, a fast-paced...

nagauta and shamisen skills. He was the younger brother of actor Tomisaburo Wakayama. Shintaro Katsu began his career in entertainment as a shamisen player...

on the shamisen and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes. It is uncertain when the shamisen was first...

the 9th and 10th centuries. The popular folk music, with the guitar-like shamisen, dates from the 16th century. Western classical music, introduced in the...

August 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022. "鶴澤寛治さん死去＝文楽三味線の人間国宝、８９歳" [Bunraku Shamisen Living National Treasure Tsuruzawa Kanji has died at age 89]. Nippon.com...

Nitaboh, the Shamisen Master (NITABOH 仁太坊-津軽三味線始祖外聞) is a 2004 Japanese anime about Nitabō, a shamisen player, directed by Akio Nishizawa and produced...

drum, and the Noh flute (nōkan or simply fue). In kabuki, a number of shamisen players are added, along with, depending on the play, taiko drums of various...

played on shamisen, koto, and kokyū, but more recently the kokyū has been replaced by shakuhachi. Koto (musical instrument) Shakuhachi Shamisen Kokyū "Sankyoku"...

Hiromitsu, born July 27, 1973) is a Japanese shamisen artist who plays the Tsugaru-jamisen, a larger shamisen with thicker strings than those used for most...

Violin Plucked Banjo Guitar Bass guitar Guzheng Koto Lyre Mandolin Harp Shamisen Sitar Tambura Ukulele Yazh Zither Percussion Bass drum Bell Carillon Celesta...

Japanese shamisen player and rōkyoku singer. In addition to performing and recording traditional music, he was also the only prominent shamisen player to...