As shakuhachi grew popular until the present days, an ensemble of shakuhachi and koto is now played more commonly than an original ensemble of kokyu and koto.
現代までの尺八の普及に伴い、こんにちでは本来の胡弓-箏合奏よりも尺八-箏合奏の方がはるかに普通に行なわれる。