Taiko Experience – Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble https://www.kodo.or.jp Exploring the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, Kodo is forging new directions for a vibrant living art-form. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 05:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://www.kodo.or.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-24a12099884b9d4a66ba885267151e16-1-32x32.png Taiko Experience – Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble https://www.kodo.or.jp 32 32 “Niigata Prefecture Deputy Governor Visits Sado Island Taiko Centre” by Masami Miyazaki https://www.kodo.or.jp/en/kodo_blog_en/5248 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 05:13:27 +0000 http://www.kodo.or.jp/?p=5248 On August 30, 2017, Niigata Prefecture Deputy Governor Mr. Hiroshi Masuda visited us at Sado Island Taiko Centre.


Tomohiro Mitome welcomed Deputy Governor Masuda with a performance on our “au naturel” Kodo-crafted taiko, Yamaimo-kun (a.k.a. Spuddy), and then we invited our special guest to have a go playing the big drum.


When we talked to the deputy governor about the “EXADON” programme, which combines taiko drumming with healthcare to help prevent the onset of dementia in senior citizens, he remarked, “I think that will make everyone feel well.” Deputy Governor Masuda took a look through the Rokusuke Ei exhibition upstairs and he was enthusiastic to hear our staff tell him all about it. We look forward to seeing him again and we hope he will bring his family with him next time.

Sado Island Taiko Centre (Tatakokan)

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