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.

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto / Styling: Chieko Kojima

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Kodo, Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble

Nov.–Dec. 2018 MEGURU (Japan Tour)
Dec. 24 (Mon/Public Hol.), 2018 “Taiko Warabe Goju-nen” (Child of the Drum for 50 Years): Yoshikazu Fujimoto Performance Career 50th Anniversary Concert (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo)
Jan.–Mar. 2019 “Kodo One Earth Tour 2019: Evolution” North America Tour

Latest News

NEW Nov 16 (Fri), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 16 (Fri), 2018 melanie News from Kodo
Dec. 9 (Sun), 2018 Kodo Select Ensemble Appearance at “Fukugonji Akiba Grand Festival” (Komaki, Aichi)
NEW Nov 13 (Tue), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 13 (Tue), 2018 melanie News from Kodo
Dec. 1 (Sun), 2018 4K Super Hi-Vision Theater Screening of “Hatsune Miku x Kodo Special Live Performance 2018” (Free-admission ticketed event)
Nov 10 (Sat), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 16 (Fri), 2018 melanie News from Kodo
Nov. 17 (Sat) & 18 (Sun), 2018 Yoshikazu Fujimoto Workshops (Kyotanba, Kyoto)

Kodo Blog

NEW Nov 19 (Mon), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 19 (Mon), 2018 melanie Posts by MembersChappa (cymbals), Instrument, Yuki Hirata
“A Visit to the Chappa Makers” by Yuki Hirata
NEW Nov 16 (Fri), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 16 (Fri), 2018 melanie Posts by MembersJunior Member(s), North America, Solo/Small-Group Projects, Taiyo Onoda, USA
“Back Where It All Began” by Junior Member Taiyo Onoda
NEW Nov 15 (Thu), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 15 (Thu), 2018 melanie Kodo PublicityJapan Tour, Kodo Performance, Meguru, Yuta Sumiyoshi
[Kodo MEGURU] Message from Director Yuta Sumiyoshi
Nov 1 (Thu), 2018 / Last updated : Nov 1 (Thu), 2018 melanie Posts by MembersEri Uchida, Live-in Workshop(s), Roots of Kodo, Sado Island, Workshop(s)
“New Project: Roots of Kodo” by Eri Uchida
Oct 29 (Mon), 2018 / Last updated : Oct 29 (Mon), 2018 melanie Posts by MembersBunkyo Civic Hall, Iwasaki Onikenbai, Performance(s), Rehearsal, Wachi Daiko, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Yuichiro Funabashi
“Taiko Warabe Goju-nen”: Yoshikazu Fujimoto Performance Career 50th Anniversary Concert” by Yuichiro Funabashi
Oct 25 (Thu), 2018 / Last updated : Oct 25 (Thu), 2018 melanie Posts by MembersEvent Performance(s), Russia, Shogo Komatsuzaki, Solo/Small-Group Projects
“Moscow in October. Golden Autumn” by Shogo Komatsuzaki
Oct 24 (Wed), 2018 / Last updated : Oct 25 (Thu), 2018 melanie Posts by StaffAgricultural Work, Kodo Apprentice Centre, Kodo Apprentices, Misato Akazawa, Sado Island
“Picking Persimmons” by Misato Akazawa
Sep 24 (Mon), 2018 / Last updated : Sep 24 (Mon), 2018 melanie Posts by StaffCollaboration, Tamasaburo Bando, Yugen
“Deep into the Woods of Japanese Culture” by Melanie Taylor
Sep 17 (Mon), 2018 / Last updated : Sep 19 (Wed), 2018 melanie Posts by StaffKASA, KASA/MIX, Kodo Apprentice Centre, Kodo Apprentices, Kodo Cultural Foundation, Sado Island, Workshop(s), Yui Kamiya
“KASA/MIX 2018” by Yui Kamiya
Aug 28 (Tue), 2018 / Last updated : Aug 28 (Tue), 2018 melanie Posts by MembersEarth Celebration, Jun Jidai, Sado Island, Yugen
“Like the Ever-Changing Sky – EC 2018” by Jun Jidai