Mitsune is an all-female shamisen trio based in Berlin, with members from Japan, Australia, and Germany. They specialise in the Tsugaru shamisen, a traditional Japanese 3-stringed instrument once favoured by blind folk and travelling musicians of olden Japan. Mitsune performs a vibrant mix of traditional Japanese folksongs, virtuosic modern repertoire, and original compositions with blues, rock, cinematic and global music influences. Their performances are engaging and joyful, spiced with vocals, bamboo flute and percussion atop the sounds of the shamisen.

Since their formation in 2018, Mitsune have performed extensively at festivals, cultural events and concerts across Europe. They released their debut album in 2018, which Songlines Magazines praised as "consistently excellent. If you need a contemporary introduction to the world of Tsugaru shamisen, this is it." Their second album Hazama was released in 2022, praised in Songlines and Rolling Stone, and entering the Transglobal World Music Chart at #10.

The name Mitsune translates from Japanese as "a sweet sound", but is also a play on the word "mitsu", which indicates three of something – the three strings of a shamisen, three women, three cultures coming together in harmony.