Traditional Japanese
A world & traditional style prompt for Suno (Traditional Japanese) at about 60 BPM. Mood: calm. Built around woodwinds and traditional plucked strings. With vocals. Good for short-form video and meditation and relaxation.
Style prompt
Traditional Japanese, koto, shakuhachi bamboo flute, shamisen, sparse meditative phrasing, gagaku-influenced, serene and ancient
Paste into the Style field in Suno (Custom mode).
Suno settings
Set these under Advanced Options in Suno. They are not part of the prompt text.
- BPM
- 60
- Weirdness
- 28
- Style influence
- 95
Lyrics tips
Traditional styles sound most convincing in their own language. If you write in another language, keep the original phrase lengths and add [Instrumental] intros for the solo instruments. Suggested structure: [Koto phrase] → [shakuhachi response] → [development] → [silence] → [cadence]