Hawaii Matsuri Taiko and the amazing Mrs K, Someii Taiko, Okinawan musicians and dancers, Riley Lee’s Yatai-bayashi class and of course Kenny...
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Mahalo Maui! Day 25-33
Paradise, pineapples, Zenshin Daiko, Maui Taiko, scooter riding, and taiko talking…I’m loving Hawaii so far!
Greeting Mount Shasta – Day 16-24
Californian sunshine, chai tea, mountains, musicians, dances with sticks, dancing with everyone, and the best taiko show I have ever...
Goodbye Japan – day 15
Our last day in Japan turned out to be a long one, and full of spontaneity and surprise.
Gion Matsuri Madness & More – day 11-14
Festival, music, food, people, heat, heartbeat, dreams-come-true….and asking the question with a professor at the National Museum of Ethnology…
Oh Kyoto, you’re so beautiful! day 10
Kyoto bus station, 5.59am. Missing the guidebook that I left in Narita airport quite a bit right now.
Taiko, technique, day 7-9
An intense few days of taiko training, style-changing, talking taiko and meat on a stick…
Goodbye Sendai, we love you – day 6
Saying goodbye to Sendai, returning to Tokyo and a last session, interview & more eating with Oedo Sukeroku!
Shinkansen to Sendai – day 4 & 5
Very exciting start to the day on a the bullet train to Sendai. Nothing prepared me for what I experienced…it...
Hello Tokyo! day 1-3
My first time in Tokyo: lost guide books, Taiko legends Oedo Sukeroku, hardcore Miyake training, Bachiatari show, and delicious food,...