A Shamisen Performance on the Noh Stage of the Yasaka shrine in Kyoto.
A shamisen (三味線) performance on the Noh Stage of the Yasaka shrine in Kyoto, during the 2014 Gion Matsuri. The shamisen or samisen (三味線), also called sangen, is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi.