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Rediscovery of Japanese culture through taiko (Japanese)
Shishimai (Lion dance) and Taiko player with San Francisco Taiko Dojo.

The reason he came to the United States (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

First taiko performance in the United States (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Differences in taiko style (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Originality of each taiko group (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Benefits of living in the United States (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Promoting group identity through taiko contests (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Taiko's sounds as Japanese cultural tradition (Japanese)
(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Differences between Kinnara and San Francisco Taiko Dojo
(b.1952) Master drummer, artistic director of the Taiko Center of the Pacific

Being free of the tradition
(b.1952) Master drummer, artistic director of the Taiko Center of the Pacific

Collaborating with non-taiko groups
(b.1952) Master drummer, artistic director of the Taiko Center of the Pacific

Blue-eyed doll
(1914-2018) Founder of the largest gladiolus bulb farm in the United States.


Insights from family on Japanese American internment
(b. 1977) Musician, Producer, Artist
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