A young girl named Biwa is the heroine of “Heike Monogatari” (The Heike Story), a Japanese anime series. In the series, based on a medieval Japanese war epic called "The Tale of the Heike," Biwa ...

Coinciding with the release of the action-adventure video game, neoclassical composer Ilan Eshkeri opens up about his initial hesitation with the project, research into Japanese music and his love of ...

This article is part of a two-part series. To learn about a shamisen, koto and sanshin master and his music lessons, see here. The biwa is one of Japan's many wagakki (traditional musical instruments) ...