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yamatogoto

Illustration — 19th century (Edo period) yamato-goto (shown here without bridges); collection of the Tokyo National Museum ja-Latn The 大和琴 / やまとごと, also called 和琴 / わごん and 東琴 / あずまごと, is a six- or seven-stringed plucked bridge zither which, unlike the koto and other stringed instruments, is believed to be truly native to Japan, and not imported from mainland Asia. Both names translate literally to "Japanese stringed instrument." According to Shintō myth as written in the Kojiki, the yamatogoto played an important role in the origins of Japan itself. In the myth, Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, is insulted by her brother Susano-o no Mikoto and hides in a cave, refusing to emerge.

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yamatogoto

Яматогото (ва-гонг, ван-гонг) - японский струнный щипковый инструмент.

国立文化財機構 · ColBase: 国立博物館所蔵品統合検索システム (Integrated Collections Database of the National Museums, Japan) · ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Museums, Japan: online database: entry tnm/H-3162 · CC BY 4.0

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plucked string instrument · traditional Japanese musical instrument
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Japan

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Illustration — 19th century (Edo period) yamato-goto (shown here without bridges); collection of the Tokyo National Museum ja-Latn The 大和琴 / やまとごと, also called 和琴 / わごん and 東琴 / あずまごと, is a six- or seven-stringed plucked bridge zither which, unlike the koto and other stringed instruments, is believed to be truly native to Japan, and not imported from mainland Asia. Both names translate literally to "Japanese stringed instrument." According to Shintō myth as written in the Kojiki, the yamatogoto played an important role in the origins of Japan itself. In the myth, Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, is insulted by her brother Susano-o no Mikoto and hides in a cave, refusing to emerge.

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