126 results
Buying violin (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) In Japan, when I was 18, in Osaka, out of my 24-yen-a-month salary, I …
Understanding Sansei taiko (Japanese)
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
(Japanese) As I remember, when we were kids in Japan it was sort of expected …
Soukou Bayashi: Dedicated to the Issei (Japanese)
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
(Japanese) Well, it’s no big deal. When I started to hit on the taiko even …
Handmade taiko (Japanese)
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
(Japanese) You know, I was surprised that the taiko had to be handcrafted. I was …
Taiko philosophy (Japanese)
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
(Japanese) For me, the dojo is a place for discipline. For myself, “I need discipline …
Rediscovery of Japanese culture through taiko (Japanese)
Nosuke Akiyama January 26, 2005
(Japanese) I guess you could say that I rediscovered Japanese culture as I began playing …
The reason he came to the United States (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) I was looking to go overseas, like America or some place. One day, I …
First taiko performance in the United States (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) I found there was a Bon Dance at the Long Beach Buddhist Temple in …
Differences in taiko style (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) When I heard about the Kinnara Taiko the following year, I hurried over there …
Originality of each taiko group (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) I believe every taiko group ought to have its own unique style and originality. …
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