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The ''kutu'' is the Okinawan name for the 13-string zither called ''[[koto]]'' in Japanese. It is the only major example of a Japanese instrument being adopted into the repertoire of Okinawan classical music.

The ''kutu'' is the Okinawan name for the 13-string zither called ''[[koto]]'' in Japanese. It is the only major example of a Japanese instrument being adopted into the repertoire of Okinawan classical music.

The ''kutu'' as it is used in Okinawan music is physically identical to the Japanese ''koto'', but is simply tuned differently. It is most commonly played as accompaniment to the [[sanshin]], sometimes, traditionally, alongside the ''kûchô'' (the Okinawan version of the ''[[kokyu (instrument)|kokyû]]'' fiddle). However, there is also a small repertoire of solo Okinawan ''kutu'' songs, mainly ''danmono'' pieces in the style of the [[Yatsuhashi school]] of Japanese ''koto'', along with several other Japanese ''koto'' pieces of unclear origin. One of the most common pieces in this solo repertoire, also commonly played on classical ''sanshin'', is a ''danmono'' piece entitled ''Watarizô-Tachiutushi''.

The ''kutu'' as it is used in Okinawan music is physically identical to the Japanese ''koto'', but is simply tuned differently. It is most commonly played as accompaniment to the [[sanshin]], sometimes, traditionally, alongside the ''kûchô'' (the Okinawan version of the ''[[kokyu (instrument)|kokyû]]'' fiddle). However, there is also a small repertoire of solo Okinawan ''kutu'' songs, mainly ''danmono'' pieces in the style of the [[Yatsuhashi school]] of Japanese ''koto'', along with several other Japanese ''koto'' pieces of unclear origin. One of the most common pieces in this solo repertoire, also commonly played on classical ''sanshin'', is a ''danmono'' piece entitled ''Watarizô-Tachiutushi''.