Six enormous Japanese lanterns took their place on the warning track, spotlights illuminating them inside the Tokyo Dome. LED ...

three-tonne parade floats housing a huge taiko drum. In a spectacular display of strength, the bearers raise the float up above their heads. They then keep their arms straight as they turn the ...

San Jose Taiko, a renowned ensemble with a 52-year history, will perform at the Comstock Community Auditorium on Tuesday, Mar ...

His taiko class was inundated with media crew, and the next day the cancellation of the performance was reported in an article titled “Taiko: War drums”. “It was a shock to us.

The Napa Center for Thought & Culture event series kicks off its 2025 season with Drum Revolution, a taiko drum ensemble, March 30 at the Jarvis Conservatory.

Maui Taiko is heading to the nation’s capital to take center stage at the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. on Mar. 22.

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 ...

Apprentices live communally for two years, learning taiko drumming, dance, song and physical discipline. Each January, select apprentices became probationary junior members, and after an additional ...

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 ...