Taiko

Taiko Center

Taiko” is a Japanese word, which means a Japanese drumming style, a drum group, drum music and a drum itself. There are a wide variety of shapes and sizes of taiko. They have developed through the long history of Japan along with various traditional art forms such as Noh, Kyo-gen, Nagauta, and Kabuki.

The word “Wadaiko” especially refers to a taiko of Japanese origin. It is a compound word, which consists of “wa”(Japanese) and “daiko”(a suffix of the word “taiko“). The word “daiko” frequently appears in compound words regarding taiko such as Nagado -daiko or Shime-daiko, and it may confuse you. Remember that “daiko” is just a suffix and has the same meaning as “taiko” in fact.


For Taiko Experience: 

https://www.taiko-reserve.com/Page/5

For Taiko Concerts in Kyoto:

http://www.taiko-center.co.jp/english/taiko_concert_info.html