Japanese Music Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. An important characteristic of music
  2. 3. One type of Japanese music
  3. 5. Music played with the Biwa, a four-stringed Japanese guitar
  4. 6. Japanese stringed instrument
  5. 7. The oldest type of Japanese and Korean music
  6. 8. The length in centimeters of a shakuhachi
  7. 11. Japanese folk songs
  8. 12. Meditation through music
Down
  1. 1. A Japanese flute made from bamboo
  2. 2. A popular building material for Japanese instruments
  3. 4. Word that means heartbeat and the name of a the most famous wadaiko drumming group
  4. 9. Strings on a koto
  5. 10. The Japanese create their music to mirror this important factor in Japanese culture