Japanese big drum

• tsuzumi

• odaiko

• tsuridaiko

• Taiko

It is a large hanging barrel drum

• odaiko

• tsuzumi

• tsuridaiko

• taiko

This drum comes in various sizes and it is used to play a variety of musical genres.

• odaiko

• tsuzumi

• tsuridaiko

• taiko

A short necked fretted lute. This instrument is commonly used in story telling.

• biwa

• koto

• shamisen

• yueqin

The most famous flute in Japan made from bamboo

• hichiriki

• ryuteki

• shakuhachi

• shinobue

Literally means the dragon flute.

• shakuhachi

• sho

• ryuteki

• shinobue

One of the most popular instruments of China.

• pipa

• zeng

• yueqin

• erhu

A Chinese mouth organ.

• Sheng

• dizi

• sho

• shinobue

A traditional Korean six- string plucked zither with bridges and frets.

• geomungo

• kayageum

• changgo

• haegum

A large cylindrical bore gives it sound mellower than other types of oboe.

• changgo

• geomungo

• piri

• haegum