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Canadian Nikkei Series
Toronto Taiko Master Kiyoshi Nagata - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> How did you join the Kodo drummers on Sadogashima? I first saw Kodo perf…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 6, 2015

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Aki Takahashi Canada communities culture drum generations Hawaii identity Japan Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Nagata Kodo (musical group) multiculturalism music musicians Nagata Shachu (musical group) Nikkei Ontario racism Sansei taiko Toronto United States
Aki Takahashi Canada communities culture drum generations Hawaii identity Japan Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Nagata Kodo (musical group) multiculturalism music musicians Nagata Shachu (musical group) Nikkei Ontario racism Sansei taiko Toronto United States
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Toronto Taiko Master Kiyoshi Nagata - Part 1
Gary Kiyoshi Nagata, 46, the leader of Nagata Shachu, one of Canada’s premiere taiko groups, …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 5, 2015

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Canada communities culture drum generations Hawaii identity Japan Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Nagata multiculturalism music Nagata Shachu (musical group) Nikkei Ontario racism Sansei taiko Toronto Toronto Suwa Daiko United States
Canada communities culture drum generations Hawaii identity Japan Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Nagata multiculturalism music Nagata Shachu (musical group) Nikkei Ontario racism Sansei taiko Toronto Toronto Suwa Daiko United States
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East Coasters on the Taiko Scene
Discover Nikkei readers may know taiko as an originally Japanese art, heard on obon nights as grand…

Kimiko Medlock • June 22, 2015

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colleges communities culture drum East Coast (U.S.) Mark H. Rooney music performances students taiko United States
colleges communities culture drum East Coast (U.S.) Mark H. Rooney music performances students taiko United States
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A Lesson in Taiko—And Parenting
“Don doro don don, Don doro don don, Don doro don don, Don doro don don….” Nine…

Tamiko Nimura • June 2, 2015

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Buddhism child rearing cultural pride drum families fathers Girl Scouts identity learning music Pacific Northwest parenthood parenting religions Tacoma Buddhist Temple taiko United States Washington
Buddhism child rearing cultural pride drum families fathers Girl Scouts identity learning music Pacific Northwest parenthood parenting religions Tacoma Buddhist Temple taiko United States Washington
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Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Peru subsidiary: 15 years of open arms
When Kuni Terukina arrived at the eisa by one of those chances that seem created by destiny, Okinaw…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • April 3, 2015

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drum Japan Matsuri Daiko music Okinawa Prefecture Peru taiko
drum Japan Matsuri Daiko music Okinawa Prefecture Peru taiko
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2014 Sakura Matsuri @ Brookline High School
Today [May 10, 2014] was the third annual Sakura Matsuri at Brookline High School. For the past two…

Keiko K. • Sept. 23, 2014

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Boston Boston Miyake Taiko Brookline Brookline High School Burlington Taiko Group California communities crafts culture drum festivals food Massachusetts matsuri Mountain River Taiko New England (region) Odaiko New England ShinDaiko taiko Takahashi Minyo Kai (dance troupe) (organization) The Genki Spark (taiko) (organization) United States
Boston Boston Miyake Taiko Brookline Brookline High School Burlington Taiko Group California communities crafts culture drum festivals food Massachusetts matsuri Mountain River Taiko New England (region) Odaiko New England ShinDaiko taiko Takahashi Minyo Kai (dance troupe) (organization) The Genki Spark (taiko) (organization) United States
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The Circles of Bon Odori
Although I am not Buddhist, the circles of Bon Odori have always spoken to me. All the circles of d…

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 16, 2014

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Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
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The Happy Power of Obon
Obon season is a time when communities gather together to celebrate life and death through food and…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 21, 2014

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Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Happy (song) Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Happy (song) Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
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Noodles: Obon Time
Gwen Muranaka’s weekly cartoon “Noodles” appears in The Japan Times, and occ…

Gwen Muranaka • Aug. 15, 2014

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bon dance Buddhism cartoons comics cooking cuisine culture dance drum festivals food Gwen Muranaka Japanese American cuisine Nikkei cuisine noodles Obon ondo dancing religions Spam musubi taiko
bon dance Buddhism cartoons comics cooking cuisine culture dance drum festivals food Gwen Muranaka Japanese American cuisine Nikkei cuisine noodles Obon ondo dancing religions Spam musubi taiko
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Maceo: East Beats Meets West
Maceo Hernandez is aptly nicknamed, “The Demon Drummer of East LA.” His story is one of…

Cathy Haruka Uechi • Aug. 5, 2014

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Buddhism California Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) Chicanos drum East LA Taiko ELAT festivals Japanese Americans Los Angeles Maceo Hernandez marathon running Mexican Americans Mexicans Nisei Week (event) Obon religions taiko United States Yuri Kochiyama
Buddhism California Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) Chicanos drum East LA Taiko ELAT festivals Japanese Americans Los Angeles Maceo Hernandez marathon running Mexican Americans Mexicans Nisei Week (event) Obon religions taiko United States Yuri Kochiyama
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