“Kozan Matsuri 2014” by Mitsunaga Matsuura

Performance at Kozan Matsuri 2014 on Sado Island

On July 27, Kodo performed at Sado’s annual summer festival “Kozan Matsuri.” Usually we appear in an event featuring just Kodo followed by fireworks, but this year Negicco, Chie Ayado, and Kiyotaka Sugiyama also made appearances.

Kodo’s performance took place at Aikawa Gymnasium in front of a large audience of around 1,500 people.

Due to unstable weather conditions, the fireworks display was postponed until the next day, but the festival crowd was suitably enlivened by the “explosion” of taiko beats and the confetti that burst out from Mariko Omi’s fans.

July 27, 2014 Kodo Performance at “Kozan Matsuri” (Sado Island, Niigata)