A composer from this country combined a Western orchestra with its traditional instruments in his November Steps. Syllables such as (10[1])“don” and “ka” are part of a “mouth-writing” system used (10[2])to notate (-5[1])drum music (-5[1])from this (10[1])country. (10[7]-5[3])A (10[1])folk song from this (10[1])country (10[1]-5[1])asks (10[1]-5[1])“Is it mist, or clouds?” (10[1])while describing its title flowers, (10[2]-5[1])and (-5[1])is often (10[1])given (10[1])to beginner players of a 13-stringed (-5[1])zither (-5[3])from this (-5[1])country, (-5[4])the (-5[2])koto. (10[6]-5[4])Traditional (10[5])instruments (10[4])from (10[1])this (10[1])country (10[1])such as the (10[1])biwa (10[1]-5[2])and the (10[2])shakuhachi (10[11]-5[2])are frequently (10[4])played (10[5])in its (10[1])gagaku (10[5])ensembles. (10[3])For 10 points, (10[2])name this (10[2])home country of Tōru (10[1]-5[1])Takemitsu (10[11])and (10[2])Koji (10[1])Kondo, (10[7])the latter (10[4])of whom (10[1])writes (10[1])video game music for (10[1])Nintendo. (10[2])■END■ (10[14])