THE BEST JAPANESE TAIKO DRUMMERS, WADAIKO KOKUBU | MANYOU BOTANICAL GARDEN HANGING WISTERIA
We paid another visit to Nara. This time to see the Wadaiko Kokubu Japanese drum group. It’s a group of the best taiko drummers I’ve seen led by Mr Chiaki Toyama. Their Japanese taiko drum performance was amazing.
To skip straight to the drums, click on 3:45.
This video has been one of my biggest undertakings. It’s the most Japanese I’ve ever featured in a vlog and I had to scrutinise the translation which I wrote myself. My Japanese level is low conversational so it was a bit of a challenge to capture the nuances of his words. But this is one of my best vlogs because of it, I think.
Anyway, thank you to Toyama-Sensei for allowing us to make this video and speaking with us. His website is below.
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