Nippon Taiko Foundation is pleased to announce a live performance of traditional Japanese taiko (drums), to be held in Tokyo as outlined below.
Date: June 9 (Sunday), 2024
Venue:
The Bunkyo Civic Hall (Main Hall) at 1-16-21 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Doors open: 17:30
Event Time: 18:00-20:30
Admission fee
Advance Purchase (until Saturday June 8, 23:59 ): 2,500 JPY
Same-day Purchase: 3,000 JPY
Advance Tickets can be purchased at:
PIA Corporation (Japanese) P code : 268734
The Nippon Taiko Jamboree is a national event held by the Nippon Taiko Foundation, Japan's foremost taiko organization, and features live performances by the best teams from around the nation.
This year's event, which will last about two and a half hours, features 12 taiko groups from the Hokkaido in Northeastern Japan, to the island of Kyushu. It will introduce a rich variety of taiko performances, from traditional styles to cutting-edge "creative taiko." This is the largest taiko festival held in Japan and we hope you can join us there!
Performing Groups (listed in no particular order)
1. Nippon Taiko Foundation Tokyo Branch Joint Team (Tokyo)
2. Wajima Wadaiko Toranosuke (Ishikawa)
3. Shinshu Ueda Sanada Jin-Taiko (Nagano)
4. Wajima Koshu Taiko (Ishikawa)
5. Kanto Yamato Taiko (Tokyo)
6. Shien (Kyoto)
7. Kushibiki Hideaki (Hokkaido, Jigoku Taiko, the master of the 20th Nippon Taiko Senior Competition)
8. Bonten (Tokyo)
9. Gojinjo Taiko (Ishikawa)
10. Third Generation Genryu (Oita, the winner of the 26th Nippon Taiko Junior Competition)
11. Takano Ukichi & Chichibu shachu (Saitama)
12. Nobushi (Fukuoka)