the dance and the music show performed on top of the yatai platforms. Dancers in lavish clothes demonstrate their magical performances to the tunes of the shamisen (*3), creating a lively vibrant atmosphere even among the spectators. And the great part is that you can feel this zesty mood a...
The shamisen is a three-stringed Japanese lute, while the biwa is a Japanese short-necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling.
怪(kai) which means “mystery, wonder, strange.” Kai has more of a sense of horror, or the bizarre. It is the same kanji used in kaidan (怪談) meaning “weird tales” and kaiki (怪奇) meaning “bizarre, strange, outrageous.” Put those two together and you get yokai妖怪, with a...
A shamisen is a Japanese stringed instrument that has been played since at least the 17th century. Each shamisen consists of two...