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Another Halloween in Japantown in the books! Since its humble beginnings in 2003 at Okida Hall, Halloween in Japantown has really become a huge event for our community with so many businesses and community partners collaborating to make the event big
Halloween in Japantown kicks off at 4:30 tomorrow! Come out to Japantown for some safe, family friendly fun! We’ll be closing Jackson from 4th to 6th Streets again so plan ahead to make sure you can find parking!
Come out to Japantown on Thursday for Halloween in Japantown! Taiko, trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, and more!
@nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 6: Fill the Space. There are many ways we fill space as San Jose Taiko. Fill the space with sound when we strike the drum, fill the space with energy when we perform, and literally fill the space of our studio with
@nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 5: Flexibility. Flexibility is something we talk about a lot as part of San Jose Taiko. Flexibility in the sense that we want to be able to adapt quickly to changes in schedules, spaces, even to errors in our perfor
@nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 2: Storytelling. As part of our 50th Anniversary Concert last year, we debuted “Heartbeats of Ji,” a modern day folk tale of a village in which everyone’s heart beats the same rhythm and one day i
@nendaiko #taikolove Challenge Day 1: Anticipation. There’s nothing like the anticipation of the first notes of a concert program. Drums set on stage, waiting for the audience to take their seats and enjoy the show.
Our Junior Taiko Performing Ensemble will be performing next Sunday at 3pm at the Mosaic Festival at History Park! @mosaicamerica
Huge thank you to @eri.taikoin for coming to our studio tonight to share your approach to relaxation and katsugi okedo! It’s always such an honor to learn from artists who are at the top of their craft. Big thanks to @kadontaiko and @dianawutai

San Jose Taiko at Golden State Warriors Asian Heritage Night 2017

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What is Taiko?

Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. In North America, this term is used to describe both the Japanese drum itself and the art form of kumidaiko (ensemble drumming with Japanese drums).

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