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What is the Japanese instrument Koto and how it is played in the modern days?
A koto is a type of zither. Ok, so what’s a zither? A zither is an instrument that has the stings that are parallel to the soundbox (not perpendicular like a harp) and the start and end of the strings are over or within the bounds of the soundbox (the if they don’t have a neck – unless that neck is hollow and that hollow space is acoustically coupled to the soundbox.)
It’s not a harp, because harp strings are perpendicular to the soundbox. It’s not a lute-like thing (that also includes things like guitars or violins and the like) because it has no neck.
The closest thing that most people have seen in the US is an autoharp (which also isn’t a harp for the same reasons). But both kinds of dulcimers are also related.
The normal koto is about 6″ long and contains 13 strings. The strings are traditionally made from silk, but today are made from a plastic called Tetron that is much like Nylon except not quite so elastic and is textured like silk such that when you move your claws lengthwise down the string it makes a sound that is supposed to resemble the wind.
In more modern times koto with 17, 25, and more strings are available, but 17 is the next most common after 13 strings, and even the 17 strings are quite rare.
Koto is a member of the Asian long curved zither family. In addition to the Japanese Koto, China has the Guzheng (with 21 strings), Korea has the Gayageum with 12 strings, and Viet Nam has the 16 string Dan Tranh. While the strings may be made out of differing materials, they all share the characteristic of moving bridges as one way to tune the instrument.
Today many people play the koto, but not so much in Japan. Koto in Japan is a lot like a recorder or lute players in the west – they are active and vocal and keeping it alive, but few people really pay any attention.
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