Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tsugaru-Shamisen is a genre of shamisen music originating in Aomori prefecture in the northernmost area of the Japanese island of Honshu. It is today performed throughout Japan, though associations with the Tsugaru area of Aomori remain strong. The genre is played on a large shamisen with thicker strings than those used for most other styles. Unlike other forms of shamisen that use cat skin as a covering for the do, or soundbox, the Tsugaru-shamisen uses dog skin as its traditional material. The bachi (plectrum) is proportionately small. Tsugaru-Shamisen is easy to recognize by its percussive quality (the plectrum striking the body of the instrument on each stroke) and the lilt of the rhythms performed. Unlike most other Japanese music, some Tsugaru-Shamisen pieces are in triple time, though the three beats are not accentuated in the manner of Western music.

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