Help me with my essay, my chosen country being Japan. Here is the essay topic:
World Music is very important to the cultural and historical significance of countries all around the world. In a well written essay, please choose one of the following countries, and explore the traditions of their music. Please include a brief history about the country, a type of music the country is traditionally known for, the characteristics of this music, instruments used in this music, and any other pertinent information surrounding this country's music. Please include your list of sources.

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Help me with my essay, my chosen country being Japan. Here is the essay topic:
World Music is very important to the cultural and historical significance of countries all around the world. In a well written essay, please choose one of the following countries, and explore the traditions of their music. Please include a brief history about the country, a type of music the country is traditionally known for, the characteristics of this music, instruments used in this music,  and any other pertinent information surrounding this country's music. Please include your list of sources.

anonymous · Answer

Japan is not VERY musical.. If I were you, I'd change to Italy or Germany, maybe even Russia! But, here's a list of instruments: 

Biwa (琵琶)
Fue (笛)
Hichiriki (篳篥)　
Hocchiku (法竹)
Hyōshigi (拍子木)
Kane (鐘)
Kakko (鞨鼓)
Kokyū (胡弓)
Koto (琴)
Niko (二胡)
Okawa (AKA Ōtsuzumi) (大鼓)
Ryūteki (竜笛)
Sanshin (三線)
Shakuhachi (bamboo flute) (尺八)
Shamisen　 (三味線)
Shime-Daiko (締太鼓)
Shinobue (篠笛)
Shō (笙)
Suikinkutsu (water zither) (水琴窟)
Taiko (i.e. Wadaiko)太鼓～和太鼓
Tsuzumi (鼓) (AKA Kotsuzumi)

anonymous · Answer

I already did the essay. Thank you anyways. If anyone is curious here is the not-so-good essay I wrote for this.