The biwa (琵琶) is a Japanese short-necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling. The biwa is the chosen instrument of Benten, goddess of music, eloquence, poetry, and education in Buddhism. It arrived in Japan in two forms. Since that time, the number of biwa types has more than quadrupled. Guilds supporting biwa players, particularly the biwa hoshi, helped proliferate biwa musical development for hundreds of years. Biwa hōshi performances overlapped with performances by other biwa players many years before heikyoko and continued until today. This overlap resulted in a rapid evolution...

== Percussion == Hyōshigi (拍子木) — wooden or bamboo clappers Mokugyo (木魚) — woodblock carved in the shape of a fish, struck with a wooden stick; often used in Buddhist chanting Shōko (鉦鼓) — small bronze gong used in gagaku; struck with two horn beaters Sasara (ささら) — clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord Ita-sasara (板ささら) — clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord Bin-sasara (編木, 板ささら; also spelled bin-zasara) — clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord Kokorikok (筑子, こきりこ) — many people confuse the kokrikok with the kutsara and kutsara are...

The Witch and The Hundred Knight (魔女と百騎兵, Majo to Hyakkihei) is an action role-playing video game that was developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software exclusively for the PlayStation 3 in 2013. == Gameplay == The game is stage-based. However, once a stage is cleared, the player can revisit and find paths to new stages and areas. The character's main base of operations is Metallia's house in Niblhenne Swamp. Once the player departs from the swamp, they will be allowed to explore a large, semi-open world. However, the player cannot warp to any location until they activate a Pillar. If the player...