Japanese music
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Japanese music encompasses the traditional and contemporary musical forms originating in Japan.
Traditional genres include gagaku (court music), shakuhachi (bamboo flute), shamisen (three-stringed instrument), and taiko (drumming).
Modern Japanese music spans J-pop, city pop, visual kei rock, and electronic genres.
She got into Japanese music through anime soundtracks.
The country's music industry ranks among the world's largest.
- gagakuJapanese imperial ensemble music
- nohClassical Japanese dramatic form
- J-rockJapanese rock music genre
- kotoJapanese plucked string instrument
- biwaJapanese plucked string instrument
bamboo flute · idol groups · taiko drums · taiko · drum circle · shamisen · Vocaloid · kabuki · karaoke
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