An interpretation of "The Tale of the Heike" from the Asian Art Museum.
Excerpt of JunkO Ueda playing the Biwa in 2012. Singing portions of the epic of Yoshitsune.
A performance of Gion Shoja, a begining portion of "The Tale of the Heike" on the Biwa.
A small introduction to the Koto instrument by Anne Prescott, a professional koto player with extensive knowledge on the music, practice, and history of the koto. Anne Prescott works for the Five College Center for East Asian Studies and was trained in the Ikuta-ryu school, Miyagi-kai.
For more information on the koto in general, see here.