" What is Real Japanese Music?"

"What is Real Japanese music?"

Hi, this blog is about Japanese traditional music. I will introduce the Japanese traditional music and the instrument. Do you know what Japanese Music is? What do you image it, if you were asked about it by someone?  The Japanese music is something like this.
                               

 This music name is "the Merry Christmas Mr.Lowrence" was made by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
actually, this is not original one because it is played by some Japanese traditional instruments: Wa-Gon, Shaku-ha-Chi, Sha-mi-sen, and others.
The real japanese music is like this.

It is not like next one!!!!!

The reason why this is not japanese music is its basic sound is HIPHOP! It was born in United States. A lot of young japanese like listening a song like this but it is not original japanese song. They are just singing on the sound was born in U.S!!! Even if japanese made this, the origin doesn't have any difference!! So, it is called J-HIPHOP.

The Japanese Traditional Music is in store and in i-Tunes, or Amazon!

This is a  compilation album for relaxesion of Japanese Traditional Music, you can purchace it on iTunes or Amazon.com as CD or MP3. The price is about $10.00.

 
Anyone can purchase these album, what you do to get is  just seraching "Japanese Traditional Music album".

"Wa-Gon"(和琴)

Next,
I will show you a japanese traditional instruments called "Wa-Gon"(和琴).

It is said that the origin of Wa-Gon has been introduced from China to Japan at era of Na-ra(奈良) The era is almost over thousand years ago. It is called "Koto"(琴). But, the structure is definitely difference between Wa-Gon and Koto. Generally, Wa-gon is called Koto by japanese. So, most of japanese don't even know the difference. Wa-gon is used for "the merry christmas Mr. Lowrence" I showed on top, and it has a unique point that the interval is decided by place pressing the string down, and it make a sound by using a pick is put it on fingers or nail of hand. 

How to Play " Wa-gon"???

This Video is first lesson to play Wagon by Japanese woman.

 

Try to Compete Original

and

Japanese Traditional instruments version!!

By the way, This is the original "the merry christmas Mr. Lowrence" and he is Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Which one do you like? Please, comment for it that which one you like or not, if you don't mind it.
The reason why I introducing the Japanese Music is I want all foreign country people like you to know and interested in our cultural songs since some people don't know what Japanese traditional music is. And also, I want a lot of people to visit to our country.

I'm keeping to introduce all japanese music and the instruments on my blog.