The shinobue (kanji: 篠笛; also called takebue (kanji: 竹笛) in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound. It is found in hayashi and nagauta ensembles, and plays important roles in noh and kabuki theatre music. It is heard in Shinto music such as kagura-den and in traditional Japanese folk songs. There are three styles: uta (song), hayashi (festival), and doremi. The uta is tuned to a Japanese variant of the shi'er lü scale, while the temperament of the hayashi vary across regions. The doremi is tuned to the western scale; hence the name.

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7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in B-flat ("6-hon choshi") top binding 7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in B ("7-hon choshi") black painted<br/ > 7-hole Uta-you Shinobue in C ("8-hon choshi") without binding | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Shinobue///3types.jpg]