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2 What are two implements (things) used to play stringed instruments in traditional Japanese culture called?

Tsume and bachi
Bachi and biwa
Biwa and koto
Koto and tsume

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biwa and koto is the correct answer
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Answer: Biwa and Koto

Explanation: The biwa is a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling. The biwa is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime during the Nara period.

The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakhstan jetigen.

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