It was the sound of the biwa (lute). The instrument is believed to have arrived in Japan during the Nara Period (710-784). When he was 28, Sulis went to see a Chikuzen-style biwa artisan and ...

As I watched the anime on a video-streaming service, I wanted to know more about the Japanese short-necked lute ... allowed me to pluck the strings of his beloved biwa. The biwa, with silk ...

So why not get some experience in Japan for four years or so ... It is a pear-shaped string instrument belonging to the lute family and has developed independently in Japan, evolving into several ...

(The Satsuma biwa is a traditional Japanese lute.) She trained under the tutelage of biwa master Kinshi Tsuruta until her teacher’s death. Kakushin is active not only within Japan, but also in Europe ...

She specialized in the ancient pear-shaped plucked lute called biwa, and also sang. She developed her own form of the Satsuma biwa, which she called the Tsuruta biwa. Tsuruta-san achieved ...