Tsugaru Shamisen played by more than 1,000 people
Guinness Book of Records World Record Set
The Guinness World Record for the largest number of people playing the Tsugaru shamisen in unison was set at the Nippon Budokan (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) on January 25, with a record of 1,124 players. The 1126 players lined up in a row performed an arrangement of "Jongara-bushi Rokudan" for six minutes. One observer watched every 50 players, and the number of players certified was the number of players excluding two who broke strings during the performance. According to the Japan Folk Song Association, which organized the event, the world record to date is 815 people; photo taken October 25, 2014. The same month, the morning paper [Tsugaru shamisen 1000 World Record] appeared on October 26, 2014.
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