The hichiriki is a double reed Japanese fue (flute) used as one of two main melodic instruments in gagaku music. [ citation needed ] It is one of the "sacred" instruments and is often heard at Shinto weddings in Japan.

Hichiriki is a seven-holed, double-reed woodwind instrument made of bamboo. It is approximately 18 cm long (7 inches). The first three holes are assigned to the left hand’s fingers and the last four to the right hand. There are also two thumb-holes on the back on the instrument. The reed is made from ashi (mountain bitter bamboo).

hichiriki, Japanese short, double-reed wind instrument, similar to the oboe. The present Japanese form is about 18 cm (7 inches) long and has seven finger holes on the front of the instrument and two thumb holes on the back. It is made of internally lacquered bamboo and wrapped with bands of cherry or wisteria bark between the finger holes.

东仪秀树所使用的是日本筚篥 hichiriki（下文称 hichiriki），而流传于我国北方的民族乐器筚篥俗称管子（下文称管子），这二者在本质上似乎就有所不同。 hichiriki 看起来更像朝鲜族的细筚篥，我想筚篥经朝鲜半岛一路传入日本，一定经历了一些变化。

日本筚篥 （拼音：bì lì， 注音：ㄅㄧˋㄌㄧˋ；日语： 篳篥/ひちりき），也写做“觱篥”，是日本的一种 双簧 木管乐器，由 中国筚篥 发展而来。 以竹或木做管，顶端有用芦苇或麦秸做的簧片，管身开洞，竖吹。 筚篥是 日本雅乐 的传统乐器。

The hichiriki, a member of the double- reed family, is a main melodic instrument in imperial court music and dance. Unlike most wind instruments, whose bore widens toward the open end, the hichiriki features an unusual reverse conical bore that narrows at the lower end and contributes to its unique sound.

The Hichiriki is a tiny, cylindrical double-reed wind instrument made of bamboo. It has a loud, nasal sound. It can be heard in traditional Japanese court music, known as gagaku. The hichiriki is also used in Kagura, the ceremonial song and dance of the Japanese religion called Shinto.

Hichiriki flute is one of the wind instruments used for gagaku (ancient Japanese court dance and music) and kagura (sacred music and dancing performed at shrines) that was created in modern times following the flow of gagaku. There are 'O-hichiriki' and 'Ko-hichiriki,' but the hichiriki flute usually indicates 'Ko-hichiriki.'

Until very recently, the hichiriki has been associated almost exclusively with Japanese court music, and it is in that sphere that over time it has taken on distinctive, if subtle, design characteristics and practices of construction that set it apart from its Chinese precursor.

Hichiriki is a traditional Japanese double-reed wind instrument integral to gagaku, the ancient court music of Japan. Renowned for its distinctive, haunting sound, the hichiriki plays a pivotal role in both sacred and secular musical contexts.