BY CHIHARU SATO STAFF WRITER
Masako Naito plays the "Doremi Pop-Corn" koto, the brainchild of her free-wheeling imagination. Photo taken in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. (Noboru Tomura)
NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture -- Masako Naito wanted to connect herself with music around the world using her favorite instrument: the koto.