The Shakubyoshi (kanji: 笏拍子; is a Japanese musical instrument consisting of two wooden slabs that are struck together. It is the oldest Japanese percussion...

and/or the hichiriki, with the possible addition of a yamatogoto and shakubyoshi claves. There are several mikagura dances, including: The Yamato Mai...

wagon (和琴), kagura-bue (神楽笛), hichiriki (篳篥), suzu (鈴), tsuzumi (鼓), and shakubyōshi (笏拍子) clappers. In local festivals the kane (鉦), binzasara (編木), and...

of the uchimono (打物, 'percussion instruments'), which are replaced by shakubyoshi (笏拍子), wooden sticks used for keeping rhythm. It may have developed out...

– a pair of sticks which are beaten together slowly and rhythmically Shakubyoshi (also called shaku) – clapper made from a pair of flat wooden sticks...

Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū. It is performed by singers and musicians using shakubyoshi wooden clappers, a hichiriki, a kagura-bue flute, and a six-stringed...

struck with two wooden sticks San-no-tsuzumi (三の鼓), hourglass-shaped drum Shakubyoshi (笏拍子, also called shaku), clapper made from a pair of flat wooden sticks...