The tones reverberating from a shamisen or shakuhachi easily bring to mind images of a Japan all but lost in the 21st century.
Students at Mejiro Gakuen Junior High School in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward practice playing traditional Japanese instruments.This may no longer be the case, however, as study of these traditional instruments will be compulsory in junior high school starting in April, the beginning of the next school year.
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