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Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble

June 24 (Wed)–28 (Sun), 2026 Kodo 45th Anniversary Concert Series
— Kodo Performance in Asakusa 2026 “Elysian” —
July, Sep.–Oct. 2026 Kodo One Earth Tour 2026: Elysian (Japan Tour)
July 18 (Sat)–26 (Sun), 2026 Kodo Summer Concerts 2026 in Ryotsu (Sado Island, Niigata)
Aug. 21 (Fri)–23 (Sun), 2026 Earth Celebration 2026 (Sado Island, Niigata)
Sep. 5 (Sat), 2026 Kodo 45th Anniversary Performance
Kodo x Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra “Mono-Prism” (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo)
Dec. 2026 Kodo December Concerts 2026 (Japan Tour)

Latest News

NEW Jun 25 (Thu), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 25 (Thu), 2026 melanie News from Kodo
[Box Office Update] The following performance is now SOLD OUT: July 26 (Sun), 2026 | Kodo Interactive Performance (Kunitachi, Tokyo)
NEW Jun 25 (Thu), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 25 (Thu), 2026 melanie NewsAsakusa Performances
Kodo Performance in Asakusa 2026 “Elysian” | Updates in Light of Approaching Typhoons
NEW Jun 23 (Tue), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 24 (Wed), 2026 melanie News from Kodo
[Box Office Update] Door sales will be available for Kodo Performance in Asakusa 2026 “Elysian” on June 24 (Wed)–28 (Sun). *Ticket types TBC, standard and/or restricted view seats will be on offer.
NEW Jun 23 (Tue), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 23 (Tue), 2026 melanie News from Kodo
[Just Announced] Sep. 26 (Sat)—27 (Sun), 2026 | Kodo Interactive Performances (Iruma, Saitama)
Jun 16 (Tue), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 16 (Tue), 2026 melanie News
[New at Kodo Online Store] Kodo x Taro Okamoto T-shirt (Jet Black)
Jun 16 (Tue), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 16 (Tue), 2026 melanie News
[New at Kodo Online Store] Kodo x Taro Okamoto | Kodo 45th Anniversary Tenugui Towel
Jun 16 (Tue), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 16 (Tue), 2026 melanie News
[New at Kodo Online Store] Kodo x Taro Okamoto Mesh Bag
Jun 11 (Thu), 2026 / Last updated : Jun 11 (Thu), 2026 melanie News from Kodo
[Just Announced] July 18 (Sat), 2026 | Chieko Kojima in “Seichi Nanshin no Sato kara—Hiraku, Yamamori no Tami ‘Kusakusa-bito’” (Ueda, Nagano)

Kodo Blog

Jan 10 (Sat), 2026 / Last updated : Jan 11 (Sun), 2026 taro Kodo Blog#KodoLuminance, Keiko Harada, Kodo, Kodo 45th Anniversary, Kodo One Earth Tour: LUMINANCE, monochrome, monoprism, orchestra
“Anticipating New Phases as Kodo Delves Deeper” By Composer Keiko Harada
Jan 1 (Thu), 2026 / Last updated : Dec 31 (Wed), 2025 melanie Posts by MembersYuichiro Funabashi
Happy New Year 2026!
Jul 10 (Thu), 2025 / Last updated : Mar 25 (Wed), 2026 taro Posts by Staff#KodoLuminance, Europe Tour 2026, Kodo One Earth Tour: LUMINANCE
KODO “LUMINANCE” PROGRAMME TIDBITS
Jan 1 (Wed), 2025 / Last updated : Jan 9 (Thu), 2025 melanie Posts by MembersYuichiro Funabashi
Happy New Year
Jul 25 (Thu), 2024 / Last updated : Jul 26 (Fri), 2024 melanie Posts by MembersCollaboration, Miyake Taiko, Miyake-jima Geino Doshi-kai, Reo Kitabayashi
“Kodo x Miyake-jima Geino Doshi-kai” by Reo Kitabayashi
May 13 (Mon), 2024 / Last updated : May 13 (Mon), 2024 melanie Posts by MembersCollaboration, Reo Kitabayashi
“Kodo × Miyake-jima Geino Doshi-kai” by Reo Kitabayashi
Mar 28 (Thu), 2024 / Last updated : Mar 28 (Thu), 2024 melanie Posts by MembersKenta Nakagome, Kodo Taiko School, Online Workshop(s)
“My Composition for the New Kodo Taiko School ‘Body Mechanics for O-daiko Expression’ Course” by Kenta Nakagome
Jan 1 (Mon), 2024 / Last updated : Dec 28 (Thu), 2023 melanie Posts by MembersGreeting, Kodo Ensemble Leader, Yuichiro Funabashi
Happy New Year
Dec 21 (Thu), 2023 / Last updated : Dec 21 (Thu), 2023 melanie Posts by Members
“Announcing a New 0on Digital Release” by Yuta Sumiyoshi
Oct 20 (Fri), 2023 / Last updated : Oct 20 (Fri), 2023 melanie Posts by Members
“The ‘Matsurine’ Tour Starts Soon” by Kenta Nakagome