{"id":4146,"date":"2016-06-01T21:34:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T12:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2016-06-01T21:34:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T12:34:50","slug":"talk-saito-returns-by-eiichi-saito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20160601_4146.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;&#8216;Talk Saito&#8217; Returns&#8221; by Eiichi Saito"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp_social_bookmarking_light'>        <div class=\"wsbl_facebook_like\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20160601_4146.html\" layout=\"button_count\" action=\"recommend\" width=\"100\" share=\"false\" show_faces=\"false\" ><\/fb:like><\/div>        <div class=\"wsbl_twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/posts-by-kodo-members\/20160601_4146.html\" data-text=\"&#8220;&#8216;Talk Saito&#8217; Returns&#8221; by Eiichi Saito\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<br class='wp_social_bookmarking_light_clear' \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Talk Saito&#8221; Returns June 17\u201319<\/h2>\n<p>Hello everyone! How are you?<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s been hot for a while now in Japan, so I&#8217;m sorry to add to the heat with some piping-hot exciting news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This month I will join Kazuaki Tomida in Tokyo for &#8220;Talk Saito 2016&#8221; at Tiara Koto Sho-Hall!<\/p>\n<p>June 17 (Fri): Doors Open 18:30 \/ Start 19:00<br \/>\nJune 18 (Sat): Doors Open 16:30 \/ Start 17:00<br \/>\nJune 19 (Sun): Doors Open 14:30 \/ Start 15:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20160617saito_en.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20160617saito_en.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1335-f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9803 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_1335-f-680x510.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first &#8220;Talk Saito&#8221; performance was held in the fall of 2003.<\/p>\n<p>It all started when former Kodo member Kazuaki Tomida said &#8220;I want to do something fun with you, Eiichi!&#8221; We exchanged ideas, then practiced and made our own special\u00a0duo performance.<\/p>\n<p>It evolved from then into the performances we gave in 2009 and then 2012. This month is our 4th season of &#8220;Talk Saito&#8221;! And perhaps it will be our grand finale?<br \/>\nThis performance is a taiko-meets-comedy show but we are not mucking around. We are both extremely serious about being wholeheartedly foolish for around 2 hours straight.<br \/>\nPlease come along and see us live on stage!<br \/>\nOne of our alter egos will appear for a\u00a0lively chat with the audience 15 mins. before each performance, so please come along early enough to take your seat before then. See you there!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/member\/eiichi_ja.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9808 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/eiichisaito_s.jpg\" alt=\"eiichisaito_s\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wadaiko Talk Saito 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 17 (Fri), 18 (Sat), 19 (Sun), 2016 Tiara Koto Sho-Hall, Koto Ward, Tokyo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20160617saito_en.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20160617saito_en.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Talk Saito&#8221; Returns June 17\u201319 Hello everyone! How are you? It&#8217;s been hot for a while now in Japan, so I&#8217;m sorry to add to the heat with some piping-hot exciting news&#8230; This month I will join Kazuaki Tomida in Tokyo for &#8220;Talk Saito 2016&#8221; at Tiara Koto Sho-Hall! June 17 (Fri): Doors Open 18:30 \/ Start 19:00 June 18 (Sat): Doors Open 16:30 \/ Start 17:00 June 19 (Sun): Doors Open 14:30 \/ Start 15:00 http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/news\/20160617saito_en.html The first &#8220;Talk Saito&#8221; performance was held in the fall of 2003. 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