Name:

Kodai YOSHIDA

Date of Birth:

Mar. 14, 1996

Birthplace:

Minamiboso, Chiba

Profile

Kodai Yoshida joined his local taiko group at the age of six, playing with them from his first year of elementary school until he graduated from high school. He entered the Kodo Apprentice Centre in 2014 and became a Kodo member in 2017. On stage, Yoshida is mainly featured on taiko drums and shamisen. He specializes in powerhouse pieces such as O-daiko, which suit his “less talk, more work” nature. That said, Yoshida has shown flair for teaching and connecting with youngsters, proving a popular taiko experience leader—affectionately called “Yoshii”—during Kodo’s School Workshop Performance tours. Recently he has been expanding his creative repertoire by composing pieces.