a traditional instrument of Japan
(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.
Koto is an Italian synth pop group that originally consisted of Anfrando Maiola and Stefano Cundari. Their most popular songs were "Visitors", "Dragon's Legend", "Chinese Revenge" and "Jabdah", released in 1983-1988. Koto is often associated with a genre of music called Spacesynth.