I took up Japanese taiko drumming because it looked fierce. Legs are planted wide as arms wield bachi drumsticks in broad arcs, striking barrel drums in communal precision. Everyone wears a scowl that ...

If keeping fit while traveling is important to you, how about getting your heart rate going as you enjoy Japanese culture during a class at TAIKO-LAB? TAIKO-LAB offers wadaiko (Japanese drum) lessons ...

Learn taiko from TaikoArts Midwest and meet Tiffany Tamaribuchi, an O-Daiko player. Taiko drumming is an art form that balances music, dance, and athletics into a dynamic demonstration of Japanese ...

This powerful 12,000-year-old artform has been used in worship, battle and throughout Japanese history. Taiko may simply mean "drum" or "the art of Japanese drumming" in Japanese, but these wooden, ...

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we visit Makoto Taiko, a nonprofit in Pasadena that teaches the art of Japanese drumming to people of all ages ...

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 ...

It's the image that comes to most people when they think of a traditional taiko (Japanese drum) performance: A man standing in front of a giant drum, back to the crowd and furiously banging away to ...

At Fox Mill Elementary School students not only learn the Japanese language, but also gain exposure to Japan’s culture. Through a grant opportunity made possible by the Japan Commerce Association of ...

Thieves that stole a trailer outside a Stockton home also took off with 15 years worth of accumulated Taiko drum equipment, KCRA 3 learned Wednesday.Hundreds of children could now miss out on free ...

SPACES are filling up fast for the Taiko drumming workshops that start again at Pocklington Arts Centre on May 18. Earlier this year, PAC teamed up with the York Tengu School of Taiko to launch a new ...