“Traveling with Taiko” by Kengo Watanabe

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Four years have passed since I became a Kodo member. Looking back, I see that all I could focus on was myself for those four years.

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Where was I?
Who was coming to see our performance that day?

I thought I knew where I was and who I had met, but looking back, I probably didn’t really understand it all.

I visited many different places and encountered new people, culture, scenery, and sounds in each town.

Photo: Takashi Okamoto

Each and every day, we experience each place and express the sensations we encounter as sound on stage.
I think the experiences we have in each place are a very important part of traveling with taiko like we do.