Bored of the Midwest? Then perhaps it’s time for a little vacation — and what better destination is there than Japan? It can’t possibly be too hard to plan a little trip out east. Well, it turns out ...

Since January 2014, the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition has been putting on an annual Japanese cultural event in Tucson. It started out as a New Year’s mochi pounding event and has grown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Shuji Komagata, bishop of Soto Mission of Aiea, takes the stage to play Japanese taiko at the upcoming 42nd annual ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — Since 500 AD, the ...

On the seventh day of the seventh month of the year, taiko drums beat throughout Japan. Centered upon an ancient Japanese folktale, the Tanabata festival celebrates the story of the annual union of ...

Train horns blaring as they passed by were not the only loud sound booming around the Dixon Library on Wednesday morning. The Japanese Taiko Drum also echoed throughout the downtown area thanks to a ...

"When it gets that intense, you get into a zone which has never happened before. There is a raw energy that Taiko has," Raiki Machida '07 recently told The Herald. Machida and Joshua Goldner '05 first ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The powerful sound of the taiko drum has been echoing through the streets of the Bay Area for 50 years, connecting communities and serving as a symbol of strength, resilience ...

Taiko is a style of ensemble drumming which began in the 1950s in post-war Japan. Since then, it has developed into an exponentially popular genre of performing arts, and literally thousands of groups ...

An ancient Japanese art form that connects people to their heritage with each pounding beat, taiko drumming was recently on full display at the 46th annual Nikkei Matsuri Festival in San Jose's ...

Many theories exist to explain the popularity of Japanese taiko drumming. Moe Niiyama, a member of Kodo, a professional taiko drumming troupe from Japan, ascribes to one in particular. “It’s said the ...

Hit the drum when the red and blue markers align with the music beats! Hit the surface on red beats, and hit the rim on blue! Your skills will be rated with “GOOD,” “OK,” or “BAD!” Combos are the key ...