A wind instrument of bamboo with four holes in front and one behind.
End-blown, traditional bamboo flute of Japan. Associated with Zen Buddhism.
Japanese bamboo flute of mellow, resonant tone
The is a Japanese end-blown flute which is held vertically like a recorder, instead of transversely like the Western transverse flute. Its name means "1.8 foot", its size. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exists in wood and plastic.
