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Timeline of instrumentation from the Yayoi period, prior to AD 250, to the present. Includes photographs, book review, and links.
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Index Japanese musical instrumentation dating from as far back as the Yayoi period--the earliest instrument dated close to A.D. 250--up to the present. A timeline is divided into six sections: Beginnings, Introduction of Buddhism to the Nara Period, Heian Period, Kamakura...An introduction to the traditional drums, stringed instruments, and flutes of Japan.
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Japanese Culture Entertainment Musical Instruments There is a huge range of instruments beyond the scope of this page, ranging from bells used in Buddhist ceremonies to various kinds of drums used in gagaku (Imperial court music In the last few years, there have been a...