8133 Village
A group of amateur traditional musicians maintains this site full of MIDIs of
shakuhachi and shamisen music
Yokaichi, Shiga, Japan
Internet Archived version of town homepage with an extensive collection of traditional
and children’s songs.
Shammy’s Page
All you ever wanted to know about the shamisen: its history, components, construction
and tuning
Rolling Thunder Taiko Resource
History and background of taiko drumming.
Yasue Horiuchi’s Koto
Music Homepage
Overview of the koto, how to play, soundfiles and more
Traditional Events
Around Tsukuba: Sounds Collection
Traditional songs and other sounds, recorded at festivals in Iburaki
Japanese Sound
Collection
In addition to everyday sounds, this site contains a number of traditional
children’s songs.
Yaeyama Folk Song Map
Traditional songs of Japan’s western islands
Japanese Music: Books and CDs:
Isaku, Patia R. Mountain Storm, Pine Breeze: Folk Song in Japan. University of Arizona Press, 1981. ISBN 0-8165-0722-8
Japanese Work Songs: Music of Japanese People. King Record Co., Ltd., 1991.
Saito, Ryuha, Ryazan Takahashi, Kazuchika Fujimoto. Japan: The Min-yo of Tohoku. Arion, 1979.