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Personally, I think I would like the koto. It reminds me a lot of a dulcimer instrument, which I have had a little experience with. It seems like a fairly large tradition, and I would enjoy it very much!
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"Lesson 57." GPB Japanese II. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 127. Print.
Nikki Kim
Famous People in the Field
How Popular is Koto?
The most famous koto player is Michio Miyagi.
Koto is fairly popular in Japan due to the fact that it is seen as a woman's tradition before she gets married.
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History of Koto
The Koto is a six-foot long instrument comprised of thirteen strings. The instrument is placed on tatami mats on the floor, and the player sits in the traditional seiza style, which is a position with legs folded. Much like an advance guitarist, players wear finger picks called plectrums on the index, thumb and middle finger of the left hand. Regarded as mainly a woman's instrument, many Japanese women often take koto lessons before getting married.
Koto is a tradional instrument dating back to the sixteenth century. The koto is likely to have originated on the mainland of Asia. Regarded as a women's instrument, many women take koto lessons before marriage, just like tea ceremony or flower arrangement lessons.