From the seventeenth century they often played the koto or the shamisen. The ancestor of the koto was the Chinese guzheng. Maybe Monday with saxophonist Larry Ochs from Rova Saxophone Quartet and koto player Miya Masaoka. The body of a traditional koto is made of a wood called "kiri". Nakamura was born in Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo. The term is used today, but usually only when differentiating the koto and other zithers. This is similar to a technique used in Japanese koto playing. In 1985, Japan aired a Manilow concert special where he played "Sakura" on the koto. Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara repeatedly called for moving the market to Toyosu, Koto. Many instruments, such as the koto, were introduced in the 9th and 10th centuries. A koto is typically made of Paulownia wood. Works are being written for 20- and 25-string koto and 17-string bass koto. Notable successes include Abdul Latief and Basrizal Koto. Ukina, a character from Sadamoto's previous work "Koto" served as Rei's model.