Well, the sort of music that was played in the royal courts was called Gagaku. I guess that'd be the closest thing we have to classical music. But like I said, we didn't have those European instruments. The most popular was the Biwa, which is a kind of lute...

[He looked over at Annie's own Lute, smirking at the coincidence.]

Then there was Min'yo, which was folk music that the common people played. Their instrument of choice was the Shamisen. It was a simpler, three-stringed guitar. A lot of those old folk songs are still known today.