World Map Physical Features

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World Map (Physical Features)
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The World
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Japan
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Japans Volcanoes
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Japans Population Density
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Tokyos Shinjuku Train Station
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Inside a Tokyo Train
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Pushers in a Tokyo Station
YouTube - Japan peak hour subway /
undergroundYouTube - Japanese commuter
trainsYouTube Pushers pushing people on a
crowded Japanese train
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Tokyo Capsule Hotel
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Inside a Capsule
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Inside a Capsule
YouTube - Capsule Hotel in Japan
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Rice Terraces
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Rice Terraces
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Tea Farming
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New National Theater (Tokyo, 2000)
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New National Theater (Tokyo, 2000)
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New National Theater (Tokyo, 2000)
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Concert Hall (Kyoto)
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Concert Hall (Kyoto)
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Concert Hall (Kyoto)
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Terms to Know

• Hogaku traditional Japanese music
• Sanyoku (Instruments)- Shamisen- Koto-
  Shakuhachi
• Pentatonic 5-note scale
• Heterophony nearly identical versions of the
  same melody at the same time (not monophonic and
  not quite polyphonic)

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Shamisen
EX. YouTube - shamisen - tsugaru yosare bushi
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Shamisen (Edo period)
Making the Shamisen YouTube - Making of the
Shamisen - Tenjin - Part 1 YouTube - Making of
the Shamisen - Sao - Part 1 YouTube - Making of
the Shamisen - Kawa - Part 1 YouTube - Making of
the Shamisen - Itomaki - YouTube - Stretching a
Skin on a Shamisen
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Shamisen (detail of plectrum)
Ex. YouTube - Shamisen (at a Coffee House)
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Shamisen
EX. What Not To Play on a Shamisen EX. Not your
traditional Shamisen (1) EX. Not your traditional
Shamisen (2)
EX. YouTube - Shamisen Vs. Shamisen (Dueling
Shamisens)
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Koto
Ex. YouTube - Japanese Koto
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Koto (detail of moveable bridges)
Ex. YouTube - koto in KyotoEx. YouTube -
Japanese Koto Music / Yume by Sawai Tadao
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Koto
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Shakuhachi
Ex. YouTube - Shakuhachi in Mamanji, Japan Ex.
YouTube - Tomoe Kaneko Shakuhachi Performance Ex.
YouTube - Tadashi Tajima, Shakuhachi Flute,
Osaka, Japan Ex. YouTube - Playing the Shakuhachi
Flute Shakuhachi Flute Music (notation of
Japanese music)
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Shakuhachi(detail of players embouchure)
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Shakuhachi
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Traditional Musicmaximum effect from minimal
materials

• YouTube - Shamisen, koto e shakuhachi
• YouTube - Japanese traditional music
• YouTube - Traditional Japanese Music on old
  Instruments
• YouTube - Chikutoukai Recital (1)
• YouTube - Chikutoukai Recital (2)
• YouTube - Koto Shamisen Performance Nov. 18,
  2007 AKP 07-08