Shakuhachi (尺八) is a Japanese traditional music instument, blown bamboo flute that was originally handed down from China in the 8th century. The shape of Shakuhachi is hollow length that is mainly 54.5cm(一尺八寸) with five holes to create pentonic scale. A lot of beautiful tones can be chimed by Shakuhachi such as a flute. Playing Shakuhachi needs exceptional skill of using lips … [Read more...]