Kodo, Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble – Exploring the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, Kodo is forging new directions for a vibrant living art-form.

Issei Kohira

Jun Jidai

Kenta Nakagome

Yuta Kimura

Koki Miura

Mitsuru Ishizuka

Mizuki Yoneyama

Motofumi Yamaguchi

Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga

Shogo Komatsuzaki

Tomoe Miura

Yoko Fujimoto

Jumpei Nonaka

Kei Sadanari

Moe Niiyama

Reo Kitabayashi

Ryoma Tsurumi

Shun Takuma

Yoshie Abe

Yoshikazu Fujimoto

Yuichiro Funabashi

Chie Yamawaki

Chihiro Watanabe

Eiichi Saito

Kodai Yoshida

Masami Miyazaki

Seita Saegusa

Taiyo Onoda

Sho Nakatani

Tomohiro Mitome

Masayasu Maeda

Yuki Hirata

Yuta Sumiyoshi

Yoshikazu & Yoko

Chieko Kojima

Chieko Kojima

Chieko Kojima

Kodo, Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble

Latest News

NEW Nov 21 (Tue), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 21 (Tue), 2023 melanie News from Kodo
[Tour Update] All performances have now been announced for our “Kodo One Earth Tour 2024: Warabe” Europe Tour.
NEW Nov 21 (Tue), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 21 (Tue), 2023 melanie News from Kodo
[Tour Update] We just added a performance in Lithuania (Vilnius) to our “Kodo One Earth Tour 2024: Warabe” Europe Tour page. Ticket sales commence in early Jan. 2024.
NEW Nov 21 (Tue), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 21 (Tue), 2023 melanie News from Kodo
[Tour Update] We just added a performance in Poland (Katowice) to our “Kodo One Earth Tour 2024: Warabe” Europe Tour page. Tickets are on sale now.
Nov 14 (Tue), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 14 (Tue), 2023 melanie News
[Website Update] We’ve added three 2024 performances to our Solo/Small-Group Projects page.
Nov 13 (Mon), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 13 (Mon), 2023 melanie News from Kodo
[Box Office Update] Our “Kodo One Earth Tour 2023: Shoso” performance in Kumagaya on Dec. 17 is SOLD OUT.
Nov 10 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 10 (Fri), 2023 melanie News from Kodo
[Tour Update] Our “Kodo One Earth Tour 2024: Warabe” performance in London on Feb. 5 is SOLD OUT. A second London performance has just been added on Feb. 6. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 10 (Fri) at 10:00am GMT.
Nov 10 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 8 (Wed), 2023 melanie News
Member Notice: Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
Nov 10 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Nov 10 (Fri), 2023 melanie News
Nov. 26 (Sun), 2023 Yoko Fujimoto “Song and Voice Workshops” (Yokohama, Kanagawa)

Kodo Blog

Oct 20 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Oct 20 (Fri), 2023 melanie Posts by Members
“The ‘Matsurine’ Tour Starts Soon” by Kenta Nakagome
Oct 6 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Oct 6 (Fri), 2023 melanie Posts by Members
“Kodo Taiko School ‘O-daiko Masterclass’ 2024” by Tomohiro Mitome
Jun 21 (Wed), 2023 / Last updated : Jun 21 (Wed), 2023 melanie Posts by Members
“Our Calling. My Calling.” by Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga
Mar 17 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Mar 17 (Fri), 2023 melanie Posts by MembersBook, Crowdfunding, Publication, Yuichiro Funabashi
“Supporting the Kodo Book Translation Project ‘Drum Your Heart Out!'” by Yuichiro Funabashi
Jan 1 (Sun), 2023 / Last updated : Dec 29 (Thu), 2022 melanie メンバーブログ船橋裕一郎
Happy New Year
Jul 22 (Fri), 2022 / Last updated : Jul 22 (Fri), 2022 melanie Kodo Blog
“Introducing Mr. Kazuhito Nomura, Minakuchi-bayashi Instructor at Kodo Apprentice Centre” by Tomoe Miura
May 26 (Thu), 2022 / Last updated : May 26 (Thu), 2022 melanie Posts by StaffEurope Tour, Kodo One Earth Tour, Takuro Susaki
“A Letter from Tsuneichi Miyamoto, and our One Earth Tour” by Takuro Susaki
Apr 26 (Tue), 2022 / Last updated : Apr 26 (Tue), 2022 melanie Posts by MembersJun Jidai, Kodo Performance, Kodo Sado Island Performances, Sado Island, Shukunegi
“Kodo Sado Island Performances in Shukunegi 2022” by Jun Jidai
Apr 12 (Tue), 2022 / Last updated : Apr 12 (Tue), 2022 melanie Posts by MembersEurope, Europe Tour, Kodo One Earth Tour, Performance(s), Tour
Reflecting on Our 2022 Europe Tour
Mar 18 (Fri), 2022 / Last updated : Mar 18 (Fri), 2022 melanie Posts by Members
“The Release of Our New Album ‘Kizashi'” by Yuta Sumiyoshi