Composer Miya Masaoka has started playing the "Laser Koto," a futuristic version of the traditional Japanese stringed instrument, the Koto, that's been around since the 8th century. Masaoka outfitted ...

NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- After tens of thousands of adjustments and eight years of hard work, a craftsman in west Japan has finally created a mechanical doll that plays the "koto" traditional string ...

The instrument manufacturing company Marusan Hashimoto in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, is very busy making strings for the shamisen, the koto and other instruments. Strings make sounds by ...

Mitsuki Dazai will appear in a free koto concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at the West Linn Public Library, 1595 Burns St. The koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. Dazai is recognized ...

Concerts featuring Chinese and Japanese string instruments will be held this month and in December in Kyoto. A koto concert (www.kac.or.jp/events/8738/) will start at ...