A young girl named Biwa is the heroine of “Heike Monogatari” (The Heike Story), a Japanese anime series. In the series, based on a medieval Japanese war epic called "The Tale of the Heike," Biwa ...

FUKUOKA--Raised in Rome, Doriano Sulis studied classic guitar before he married a Japanese woman and moved here 47 years ago. But Sulis, 73, has never felt homesick, thanks to a traditional Japanese ...

This article is part of a two-part series. To learn about a shamisen, koto and sanshin master and his music lessons, see here. The biwa is one of Japan's many wagakki (traditional musical instruments) ...

2016.0162 Object Name instrument biwa and plectum biwa Physical Description wood (overall material) plastic (fringel material) thread (top material) wood (top material) red (packaging color) ...