Name:

Moe NIIYAMA

Date of Birth:

Aug. 28, 1998

Birthplace:

Tsurugashima, Saitama

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Moe Niiyama began playing taiko at the age of three—it was part of her kindergarten curriculum. She entered the Kodo Apprentice Centre in 2017 and became a Kodo member in 2020. On stage, Niiyama is mainly featured on taiko drums, vocals, tategoto (vertical harp), and bamboo flutes. Her goal is to bring power, substance and flair to the stage as a female performer. In 2021, Niiyama performed a lively lion dance as part of a duo with Chie Yamawaki in “Kodo One Earth Tour: Warabe,” showing new facets of her expanding expressive range. Despite being relatively new to the ensemble, she was selected to feature front and center in the main visual for Kodo Performance in Asakusa 2022 “Shoso.” All eyes are on Niiyama as a promising, captivating member of Kodo’s next generation.

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