1. Ainu plucked string instrument
2. TonkoriThe tonkori is a plucked string instrument played by the Ainu people of Hokkaidō, northern Japan and Sakhalin. It generally has five string, which are not stopped or fretted but simply played "open". The instrument is believed to have been developed in the Karafuto region of Sakhalin. By the 1970s the instrument was practically extinct, but is experiencing a revival along with the increased interest in Ainu heritage.
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