Kokiriko (small cutter/Tsukuko) - Kokiriko

Japanese: こきりこ(小切子∥筑子) - こきりこ

A Japanese musical instrument. A bamboo percussion instrument that has been used since the Middle Ages. In particular, dancers hold it in both hands and hit it together or do something like a curved beat to keep interesting rhythm. It is known as a special skill of the street performance, Houka, and is sung in songs such as "Tsukimitsutsu utafu hauka no kokiriko bamboo no yogo no sumitsuryo ka" (Seventy-first Poetry Contest). In Kiyu Shoran, it is said that there was also one with azuki beans inside the bamboo tube. Currently, it is used in folk performing arts such as the Bon Odori in Hirano, Shizuoka City, and the Kokiriko Dance in Gokayama, Toyama Prefecture, and the Kokiriko Dance is also included in the Ayako Mai performance in Onadani, Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本の楽器。中世ごろから使用された竹製の打楽器。とくに踊り手が両手に持って打ち合わせたり，曲打ちのようなことをしたりしておもしろく拍子をとったもの。大道芸の一種である放下（ほうか）の特技として知られ，〈月見つつうたふはうかのこきりこの竹の夜声のすみ渡る哉〉(《七十一番歌合》)などとうたわれている。《嬉遊笑覧》では竹筒の中にアズキ粒を入れたものなどもあったという。現在は静岡市平野の盆踊，富山県五箇山の〈こきりこ踊〉などの民俗芸能のなかで用いられ，新潟県柏崎市女谷（おなだに）の〈綾子舞〉の演目にも〈こきりこ踊〉がある。

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