around 80 per cent of the students are non-Japanese. The word taiko means any kind of drum or percussive instrument in general and they range in sound and size. In order to specifically refer to ...

If there’s one thing that I cannot live without, it’s the store that makes up 75% of my wardrobe — Uniqlo, the Japanese-owned ...

Japanese drums or taiko are among the most powerful of all percussive instruments. Used since ancient times to send messages to faraway people and heavenly deities, today they feature in one of ...

KITA-KYUSHU--The rhythmic pounding of taiko drums resonated in this city in Fukuoka Prefecture as preparations got under way July 1 for a 400-year-old summer festival. A ceremony was held outside ...

The instrument is just one of the many types of drums used in the Japanese tradition of taiko. “This is a good demonstration of how we merge the Japanese drum with Hong Kong culture,” pointed ...

We visit Sado, Niigata Prefecture, to meet a renowned taiko drum performance group that plays concerts worldwide. The 67 performers and staff members live together at a training facility ...

Taiko simply means drum in Japanese, and performers use two main types. The first is made from a single, hollowed tree trunk with cow or horsehide nailed over each end. The second uses hide ...

Ryuji Hamada, a Sydney-based Japanese taiko (drum) player, started his career in Australia 10 years ago. This month, he is making an appearance on a stage 'Chi Udaka' as a member of a professional ...

Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas tried their hand at traditional Japanese 'Taiko' drums during an event ahead of the 2024 Japan Open. The pair enjoyed performing a synchronized tune for the audience ...

Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas tried their hand at traditional Japanese 'Taiko' drums during an event ahead of the 2024 Japan Open. The pair enjoyed performing a synchronized tune for the ...

‘I play taiko drums’,” Anthony Jones explains. “I’m like, what’s that? I had no clue.” After watching a video of her performing, the couple got hold of film of the legendary Japanese ...

The Japanese retailer treated customers to a traditional Japanese Taiko drum performance, ITO En tea and treats from Cafe Hana. The retailer said more than 500 people were in line before the ...