Koto
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The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the... Wikipedia
Instrument family: Plucked string instrument
Family: Asian zither family
Classification: Stringed instrument
Inventor(s): Kenjun
Other names: 13-stringed koto