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Meiji
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Emperor who ruled Japan after 1868. . Main Japanese music is pre-Meiji (i.e. Tokuwaga/Edo): 1600-1867. Emperor Meiji ascends to throne in 1868, and decides that Western music should be standard.
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Tokugawa/Edo
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Period BEFORE Meiji, traditional Japanese music.
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Geisha
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traditional female entertainers
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Koto
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zither derived from the guzheng
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Shamisen
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three stringed long neck lute
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Gapaku
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court music of Japan
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Taiko
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Percussion ensemble in Japanese music
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Karaoke
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entertainment where song has no vocals, person fills in
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