Schools
Compositions for traditional Japanese instruments, grouped by type of music, temple of origin, or school.
Honkyoku
| Chikuho-ryū | Sakai Chikuho I (1892-1985) |
| Dokyoku / Chikushinkai | Watazumi Doso Roshi & Yokoyama Katsuya |
| Goun-ryū | Itō Goun and his students |
| Jikishō-ryū | Founded by Tajima Tadashi |
| Kinko-ryū - 琴古流 | Kurosawa Kinko I (1710-1771) |
| Kyushu Kei | Pieces from Kyushu Area |
| Meian / Myōan-ryū | Several styles of honkyoku originating in a variety of temples. |
| Mu-ryû 無流 | Miyata Kohachiro |
| Mujuan | Branch of Jin Nyodo style |
| Muraji-ryū | An off-shoot of the Ueda-ryū popular in the mid-20th century. |
| Myoan Shinpo-ryū | Ozaki Shinryu (1820-1888) |
| Nezasa-ha / Kimpū-ryū - 根笹派 /錦風流 | Bamboo Grass Sect |
| Oshu Kei | Pieces from Oshu Area |
| Seien-ryū | Kanemoto Seiin (cir. 1880) |
| Sōetsu-ryū | Mid-19th century shakuhachi style - honkyoku plus ensemble pieces |
| Taizan-ha - 対山派 | Higuchi Taizan (1856-1914) |
| Tozan-ryū - 都山流 | Nakao Tozan (1876-1956) |
| Ueda-ryū | Ueda Hōdō (1892-1974) |
Min'yo
| Min'yo | Folk Music |
Modern
| Azuma-ryū | Fukuda Rando |
| Enka | Heart-felt, often dramatic popular ballad style. |
| Kōzan-ryū | Hiratsuka Kōzan I and his students |
| Popular | Umbrella term for modern popular forms; Rock, Jazz, Prog, Metal, etc. |
| Sawai | Tadao Sawai (1937-1997) |
Sankyoku
| Ikuta-ryū - 生田 | Founder: Ikuta Kengyo (1656-1715) |
| Itsudō-ha Kinko-ryū | A Kinko-ryū offshoot popular in the early 20th century. |
| Nogawa-ryū Jiuta | Jiuta style as played by Living National Treasure Kikuhara Hatsuko |
| Yamada-ryū - 山田流 | Founder: Yamada Kengyo (1757-1817) |
| Yanagawa-ryū - 柳川流 | Yanagawa Kengyo |
| Yōzan-ryū | An off-shoot of the Tozan-ryū featuring Katsuta Yōzan and his students |
Shinkyoku
| Miyagi | Miyagi Michio (1894-1956) |
Temple
| Fudaiji | Fudaiji Temple Hamamatsu, Totomi-no-Kuni (Shizuoka Prefecture) |
| Futaiken | Oshu Dewa - Masuda, Mutsu-no-kuni (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) |
| Ichigetsuji | Ichigetsuji Temple Kogane, Shimosa-no-kuni (Chiba Prefecture) |
| Itchoken | Itchoken Temple Hakata, Kyushu, Southern Japan |
| Kokutaiji | Kokutaiji Temple Toyama Prefecture |
| Rinseiken | Rinseiken Temple Kurumei Kyushu Island |
| Ryogenji | Ryogenji Temple Oihira, Izu-no-kuni (Shizuoka Prefecture) |