“Sado Island Taiko Centre (Tatakokan) in Spring” by Masami Miyazaki

At the Sado Island Taiko Centre (Tatakokan) in spring the sounds of energetic taiko echo out every day. Today members of “Aoba-kai,” a physical rehabilitation group on Sado Island, visited us at the Centre.

I was glad to see them play taiko and have fun, saying with pleasure that “We thought we wouldn’t be able to play taiko with our bent backs, but we were able to play so much!” Seeing that really made an impression on me.

So, please come to the Takokokan to play taiko, all of you. Taiko gives you a lot of energy!