Japanese string instrument approximately 6 feet in length and 1 foot in width. It is featured in Japanese and Okinawan music.

Plucked thirteen-stringed musical instrument.

Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding box and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers

a traditional instrument of Japan

A type of zither

(KOH-toh) An ancient stringed instrument.

stringed instrument held horizontally and plucked

A traditional Japanese musical instrument or zither with 13 strings and 180cm (70 inches) in length. The strings are plucked using ivory picks on the forefinger, middle finger, and thumb of the right hand.

Japanese zither with movable bridges.

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