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Buying violin (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) In Japan, when I was 18, in Osaka, out of my 24-yen-a-month salary, I …

Soukou Bayashi: Dedicated to the Issei (Japanese)
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
(Japanese) Well, it’s no big deal. When I started to hit on the taiko even …

Taiko philosophy (Japanese)
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
(Japanese) For me, the dojo is a place for discipline. For myself, “I need discipline …

First taiko performance in the United States (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) I found there was a Bon Dance at the Long Beach Buddhist Temple in …

Promoting group identity through taiko contests (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) As I look around after 30 years of taiko playing, I see all kinds …

Taiko's sounds as Japanese cultural tradition (Japanese)
Etsuo Hongo April 1, 2005
(Japanese) I am not too sure that the taiko we play is traditional (authentic). Perhaps, …

Reasons for starting taiko in America
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
Beginning by myself, and the big reaction. So that make us feel so good. Then …

Meeting Kinnara Taiko
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
Every time we play drum, I think I attract people because that’s very quite unusual …

Happi coats in taiko
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
People call the happi coat, happi. That’s was the most tradition. That’s all I know …

Traditional taiko style
Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005
[Early] Taiko Dojo is totally Japanese style—typical. Old fashion. Old fashion. And Mr. Den Tagayasu …