Newly made traditional Japanese musical instruments are stored at Tamashige Koto Workshop in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, Oct. 23, 2025. (Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes) On the day Stars and Stripes ...
A koto is a traditional Japanese 13-stringed instrument similar to a zither, with movable bridges for tuning. Players wear three picks known as tsume on their thumb and first two fingers to pluck the ...