Newly made traditional Japanese musical instruments are stored at Tamashige Koto Workshop in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, Oct ...

A koto is a traditional Japanese 13-stringed instrument similar to a zither, with movable bridges for tuning. Players wear three picks known as tsume on their thumb and first two fingers to pluck the ...

7 stringed instruments from around the world can help us appreciate where we are and where we’ve come from. The world is such an incredibly diverse place—from the natural world to the world of culture ...