The new instrument is also perfect for confusing your bandmates when you tell them that your biggest musical influence is a skeleton.
instrument
One Piece and music lovers can now add Brook’s iconic Shark Guitar to their collections!
-
Krista Rogers
Aug 1, 2016 - Tweet
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Japan
- (Brook • guitar • instrument • music • One Piece • Shimamura)
We play little-known instrument the Udar, which does a killer Final Fantasy Prelude
-
Master Blaster
Jan 7, 2015
The world is full of musical instruments with varying degrees of notoriety. Many instruments, like the guitar and piano, have legions of followers, while others like the sheng only get picked up by a select few. The Udar falls into that latter category with Mr. Sato having just become one of the very few people who have ever picked one up.
Join us as we listen to the musical stylings of the Udar as played by its inventor Michinobu Uda and learn a little about how it works.
- Japan
- (instrument • Mr. Sato • music • Udar)
MOST POPULAR
Now
- Japanese stationery vending machine at Haneda Airport is a great option for last-minute souvenirs
- Cappuccino Ramen becomes super popular in Japan, but is it worth the hype?
- Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service chocolate cake pouches in Japan
- New Japanese KitKat flavour stars Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty
- Nara considering increasing number of deer that can be killed each year, expanding culling zone
- Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Mister Donut’s strongest-ever matcha doughnuts are so intense they’ll bind with your DNA
- Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images from The Boy and the Heron
- New Ghibli T-shirts let you carry No Face and the Levitation Stone in your pocket
Weekly
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
- Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron doll that never, ever gives up
- Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
- Domino’s Japan now sells…pizza ears?
- Complaints against foreign go-kart drivers increase in Tokyo
- Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
- Dragon Ball theme park, bigger than Tokyo Disneyland, announced, but not for Japan【Video】
- Beautiful new line of Cardcaptor Sakura shoes are here to capture your fashion-loving heart【Pics】
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
Monthly
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- Starbucks Japan unveils final sakura collection for hanami season 2024
- Japan’s bone-breaking and record-breaking roller coaster is permanently shutting down
- Foreign passenger shoves conductor on one of the last full runs for Japan’s Thunderbird train
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
- One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
- Hello Kitty/Yu-Gi-Oh crossover Happy Meal toys appear, but far, far away from Japan
- Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and the Heron doll that never, ever gives up
- Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
Yearly
- Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
- Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
- Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
- Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
- Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
RECOMMENDED STORIES
- Kyoto creates new for-tourist buses to address overtourism with higher prices, faster rides
- Studio Ghibli unveils Mother’s Day gift set that captures the love in My Neighbour Totoro
- Mister Donut’s strongest-ever matcha doughnuts are so intense they’ll bind with your DNA
- Studio Ghibli releases new free-to-use anime images from The Boy and the Heron
- New Ghibli T-shirts let you carry No Face and the Levitation Stone in your pocket
- Japanese company uses “crow language” to keep them away from garbage 【Video】
- What are the top 10 most popular shrines among international tourists? Study reveals…
- Ikea holds a Matcha Fair in Japan for a limited time this spring
- Kyoto bans tourists from geisha alleys in Gion, with fines for those who don’t follow rules
- Japan’s new imitation Oreos are here, but how do they compare to the made-in-China real deal?
- One of Tokyo’s most famous meeting-spot landmarks is closing for good
- Did you know you can “wash” your smartphone at McDonald’s in Japan? 【Video】
- Lawson convenience store teaches us how to make okonomiyaki with no knife or bowl 【SoraKitchen】
- Dragon Ball Trunk’s jacket on sale, gives you the look of a ‘90s anime hero today!【Photos】
-
Categories
Archives