Discover Yomitan Village in Okinawa with the IGLOOO x Yomitan EC Project Collaboration
IGLOOO, a Japanese company that manages inbound marketing and business promotion for overseas customers, has teamed up with the Yomitan Village of Okinawa for a…
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Masters of Japanese Traditional Instruments play Anime songs and Demon Slayer opening
The “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” boom continues in Japan after the last manga volume was published in Weekly Shonen Jump, followed by the release…
High-energy performers shred on the traditional Japanese instrument the shamisen
You gotta love music. Whether its spacey ambient kankyo ongaku, relaxing jazz progressions from the 1970s, or a seven-hour kawaii danceathon, there’s nothing like the…
Final Fantasy Illustrator Yoshitaka Amano Designs Awesome Original Ninja Character For Beautiful Shamisen
Highlights of the prolific career of revered illustrator Yoshitaka Amano include lending his beautiful combination of Art Noveau inspiration and traditional Japanese brushwork to iconic…
Sailor Moon Theme Song Performed on Traditional Japanese Instruments Sounds Magical
When talking about iconic anime and manga, it’s impossible to discount Sailor Moon. The title character and her band of Sailor Guardians revolutionized the magical…
Final Fantasy 7 Music Played Traditional Japanese Style on Shamisen Wows Nostalgic Gamers
Although you’re most likely to see Japanese instruments such as the shamisen at a festival or traditional performance, their potential for adding a whole new…
Foxy Kitsune-Mask Band Rocks Out To Utada Hikaru, Lupin, Arrietty, and More On Traditional Japanese Instruments
We’ve seen the wonderful sounds of traditional Japanese instruments fuse old and new in fantastic ways before, with several artists treating us to traditional Japanese…
Awesome Grandma Dances Into Grandson’s Room And Rocks Out On His Electric Guitar
Metalheads who grew up in a small house probably have this one thing in common — they’ve been yelled at by a sibling, parent, or…
Meet Ryoma Quartet – Modern Samurais That Hold No Swords, But Use Instruments To Move Your Soul
With the creed of “communicating the soul and culture of Japan to the world”, Ryoma Quartet, a modern samurai, is here to rock your soul….
Drones, Shamisen, and 16,500 LED Lights: A Spectacle Of Japan’s Modern Technology
Even though drones are commonly used to capture and record breathtaking sceneries from above, they themselves have full potential to become astonishing works of art….
Masterful Performance By Two Shamisen Girls Under Sakura Trees Is Simply Awe-Inspiring
It can be a tall order to pick out something that most beautifully represents Japanese culture, but perhaps two selections that would find little argument…
Epic Fusion Of Traditional And Modern Japanese Music By The Yoshida Brothers
In a society where people are being less exposed to traditional folk music, musicians like the Yoshida Brothers are a great gateway into the genre…