Oldest form of orchestra music featuring instruments such as the ryuteki, hichiriki, taiko, and sho:

Style of Japanese theater for the Lower Class involving heavy use of facepaint and makeup as well as large wigs:

Name of the Gagaku flute meant to represent Dragons:

Instrument that is known as the "Stick Drum"

Gagaku oboe-like instrument that is a double reed instrument meant to represent earthbound souls:

The leading drum of Gagaku music:

Name of the Mouth Organ, bamboo pipe instrument called "the Sound of Heaven"

Name of the Noh drum that is dried by the coals of a fire:

Name of the Noh drum that is dampened by wet paper placed on the rear drum head:

Name of the stringed instrument often used in Kabuki Theater:

Name of the national instrument of Japan, a harp-like instrument played with the thumb, first, and second fingers:

End-blown flute of Japan with 5 holes tuned to the pentatonic scale:

This String Instrument is used as a percussion instrument in Gagaku Ensembles: