Sanshin
Okinawan musical instrument / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Korean mountain spirit, see Sansin.
The sanshin (三線, lit., "three strings") is an Okinawan and Amami Islands musical instrument and precursor of the mainland Japanese shamisen (三味線). Often likened to a banjo, it consists of a snakeskin-covered body, neck and three strings.
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