Japanese Koto Instrument Adds Lasers Composer Miya Masaoka has started playing the "Laser Koto," a futuristic version of the traditional Japanese stringed instrument, the Koto, that's been around ...

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Susumu Higashino, front, and his son Hideki check the clockwork of a puppet playing the traditional "koto" instrument in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2022.

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The koto, a traditionally Japanese stringed instrument, on display at Cherry Blossom Day in Salem, Oregon on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Sean Meagher/The Oregonian ...

At a large Asian American community picnic in Griffith Park in the early 1970s, Kuramoto spotted June Okida playing the koto, a zither-like instrument that typically has 13 strings.

Koto musician Takako Haggarty works with a special school in Brisbane, to teach disabled students to play the instrument — helping them gain skills in mobility and emotional regulation.

Serene synergy: (From left) The Plumeria Koto Ensemble’s Hafiz Othman, Jasmine Faiz, Yukako Narita and Akiko Yamada playing the traditional string instrument koto in a special performance at the ...