Instrument Description Classification Origin

(Chordophone,Aerophone, (Japan, Korea or China)

Membranophone, Idiophone)
Tsuzumi -hourglass-shape Membranophone japan
-two varieties
1. kotzumi-smaller,
held on the right
shoulder
2.otsuzumi-larger,
placed on the left
thigh.

Tsuridaiko a large hanging barrel Membranophone japan

drum
Taiko popularin recent years Membranophone japan
as the central
instrument of
percussion ensembles
whose repertory is
based on a variety of
folk ad festival music
of the past.
-drums that comes with
various seizes
Koto is a 13-string zither Chordophone japan
2 meters long
Made of paulownia
wood.
Is used in an ensemble
in gagaku or as solo
instrument.
Shamisen Strings stretched Chordophone japan
across a resonating
body. The neck of this
is fretless and slimmer
tha that of a guitar or a
banjo.
Biwa Short necked fretted Chordophone japan
lute used in narrative
storytelling.
Shakuhachi most famous flute Aerophone japan
made from bamboo.
Nokan is the only Aerophone japan
melodicinstrument
used in noh.
HIchiriki is a double reed Aerophone japan
Japanese flute
used as one of the main
maelodic instruments
in Japanese gagaku
music.
Sho Japanese free reed Aerophone japan
musical instruments.
Shinobue is also called takebue Aerophone japan
in the context of
Japanese traditional
arts.
Ryuteki literally dragon flute Aerophone japan
Yueqin a moon shaped-flute Chordophone China
Pipa a four stringed lute Chordophone China
with 30 frets a pear-
shaped body.
Erhu two-striged fiddle and Chordophone China
one of the most
popular chinese
instruments.
Yunluo literaly cloud songs Membranophone China
Sheng also called as chinese Aerophone China
mouth organ and looks
like a set of panpipes
with 12 to 36 bamboo
pipes.
Dizi Aerophone China
Zheng Chordophone China
Pengling Membranophone China
Kayagum Chordophone Korea
Geomungo Chordophone Korea
Haegum Chordophone Korea
Piri Aerophone Korea
Changgo Membranophone Korea