Tobetsu Jr. High School emphasizes tradition by inviting community members into the school to share with children their knowledge of traditional musical instruments. The shamisen is a banjo-like instrument with three strings and a long neck. The original materials were cat skin for the smaller instruments and dog skins for the larger ones. In the South of Japan, the shamisen was made of snake skin, but today they are usually made from a synthetic material.
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