KOTO's INTERESTING SHORT STORIES

―How much is the “KOTO”?―
If you want to buy the a “KOTO”, you wonder the price of a “KOTO”.There is a the range of  price : from a hundred thousand yen to millions. Historical arts can't be priced. The material of any KOTO” are made of paulownias(called "kiri" in Japanese).
It takes at least twenty years to grow paulownias trees for making “KOTO.” The atructure of a “KOTO” is desigened considering the echo of their sounds. “KOTO” are classified according to their structure and the quality of paulownias. Why not drop into a “KOTO” shop and enjoy their complex grain of the surface of a “KOTO.” 
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This picture shows SIBATA-GAKKITENN's show window



―Confectionery made from a “KOTO”?―
Have you been to Kyoto and enjoyed a famous JApanese confectionery called “Yatuhasi”? It is a confrctionary whose shape resembles a “KOTO.” Why “Yatuhasi” looks like a “KOTO.” THe name and the shape of confectionery came from Yatsuhashi Kengyou, who was a good “KOTO” player.If you have a chance to visit Kyoto, enjoy “Yatuhasi”.



―KOTO's Related goods―
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a music note and “KOTO's” pick

This pictures were taken in SHIBATA-GAKKITENN by Yuki

Reference : "OKOTO" (http//www.kobe.cool.ne.jp/peppermint/okoto.htm)

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