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The sanshin (三線, lit., "three strings") is an Okinawan and Amami Islands musical instrument and precursor of the mainland Japanese shamisen (三味線). Often likened to a banjo, it consists of a snakeskin-covered body, neck and three strings.
The sanshin (三線, lit., "three strings") is an Okinawan and Amami Islands musical instrument and precursor of the mainland Japanese shamisen (三味線). Often...
dedicated shrine called a sanshin-gak (Korean: 산신각; Hanja: 山神閣) or an altar called a sanshin-dan dedicated to the local sanshin. This nature-deity is typically...
The kankara (かんから) or kankara sanshin (literally "sanshin from a can") is a Japanese three-stringed folk plucked instrument, initially an improvised derivative...
Even more closely related is the Okinawan sanshin, which is also covered in snakeskin. Additionally, the sanshin and sanxian share a structurally similar...
Sanshin Zen Community is a Soto Zen sangha based at the temple Sanshin-ji in Bloomington, Indiana founded by Shohaku Okumura. The Sanshin Zen Community...
nationalised and extended by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the Sanshin Line built by the JGR between Onuka and Bitchū Kōjiro. In 1936, the line...
derivative of the sanshin, itself a relative of the shamisen. The major difference between a sanshin and a gottan is that the body of a sanshin tends to be...
3, that would later make up the "Fairy Philosophy's Sanshin" (妖精哲学の三信, yōsei tetsugaku no sanshin) tag, are "Huh? Like embarrassing me, huh?" (あぁん？最近だらしねぇな？...
metal strings and keys Biwa – a pear-shaped lute Gottan or hako-jamisen Sanshin (三線, lit. 'three strings') – an Okinawan precursor of the mainland Japanese...
Kingdom (Okinawa) in the 16th century, where it developed into the Okinawan sanshin (三線), from which the shamisen ultimately derives. It is believed that the...
end of the 19th century that the form became standardized for writing sanshin music. Yakabi is attributed to having written the earliest known, surviving...
called mēkata (舞方). The dancers danced to the accompaniment of songs and sanshin music, similar to karate kata. In the Okinawan countryside, mēkata remained...
from Thailand. Other prominent examples of Okinawan culture include the sanshin—a three-stringed Okinawan instrument, closely related to the Chinese sanxian...
stir-fry, chanpuru. Singer and lead songwriter Shoukichi Kina's electric sanshin was a particularly distinctive part of their sound. First major single...
(2001-07-09), The Rough Guide To The Music Of Okinawa: Island Rhythms And Songs:Sanshin And Shima Uta, World Music Network, archived from the original on 2014-01-04...
"Larry" Buckman 1989 Black Rainbow Gary Wallace 1991 The Inner Circle Ivan Sanshin 1993 Fearless Steven Brillstein 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Henry...
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