Redsander wood has reddish black color,
but when cut the wood it becomes a bright color like this.
As time goes on, it will gradually turn black.

shamisen is made from Red thunder wood .reddish black, rich in iron and sinks in water, thats used as a ship's weight in old days, now used for furniture and sculptures etc.

Fixed, some bow hair of Japanese violin 

“kokyu”. The Kokyu is a Japanese traditional 

instruments that played along with the 

Shamisen and koto.

The Kokyu also used Japanese 

festivals.and it is famous for "Owara 

Kazenobon”.

We use various planes when sharpening the shamisen.

“Whetstone" Shamise is polished with a whetstone from long time ago. Still we use some of them.

It' is one of the most used tools.

I've seen fireworks nearby my place. That is always beautiful. It's very hot and humid these days in Japan. I went to school to repair Koto. There was Japanese-style room there. Many junior high school has like this class in Japan. Students learning the etiquette, Japanese traditional tea ceremony "Sado",etc there.

Usually,Shamisen can be separated into three parts but this is able to separate to six parts that was made to carry as compact as possible.

There is pattern that is called ”Tochi” on this shamisen. It is said that the more patterns high density and sound would be better.

cherry blossons (Sakura) are in full bloom in Japan now. Bloom only about a week. the short period of beauty attract peoples hearts. There are so many cheery patterns at Kimonos or accessories. Sakura is very significant flower for Japanese from long ago.

This is Japanese violin ”Kokyu”. Recently, It's not so famous in Japan,but still we play at some genre. The violin was called ”Kokyu” in the Meiji era when violin came in Japan.

The body of Tsugaru shamisen, Nagauta shamisen and Kokyu from the bottom. The size of the ”Do” is different each.

”Shamisen Tools” 2 It's called ”KISEN” that has been used,not like the wire, but rope in the Edo period of Japan. (replacing Kokyu)

”Shamisen tools” 1 It's called ”Namazori” that has been used by craftsman since a long time ago to shave the Tenjin (head) of shamisen.

I went to ” Bamboo Shoot Party” yesterday at city of inagi Tokyo.(Japanese eats banboo shoots in spring, on april that tradtional Japanese culture). Fortunately,I've seen the governor of Tokyo there. so, tokyo olympics coming soon, in almost two years. Tokyo govenor will host the 2020 summer olympics in Tokyo. I hope she shows the Japanese tradtional musical instrments ,shamisen,koto,taiko,etc, and wondaful culture of Japan to all of the world at opening celemony of next olympics.

I went to junior high school Shibuya city Tokyo to repaire a tradtional Japanese musical instrments ”Koto” right now,I was surprised it has been Tatami mats under the Koto.

Repairing a body of shamisen it was made 132 years ago. Written 1886 inside this body of shamisen. Still,used this instrments in Japan.

Shamisen is polished with a whetstone from the Edo er

In Japan, New Year's called ”oshougatsu” And we often heard sounds of ”Koto” Japanese tradtional musical instrments at that time. I fixed this Koto last week. Koto revives in even-old decades.