October 19 - Maintenance
Puna Taiko
Heather Mitchell-Buck
San Jose Taiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Shinzui Daiko
Carrie from All Things Taiko
Spokane Taiko
Denver Taiko
Unit Souzou
Kita no Taiko
Cairns Taiko
Kyo Daiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
ShinDaiko
Naruwan Taiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Triangle Taiko
Tama Daiko
Ikkon Wadaiko
October 20 - Composition
Cairns Taiko
Unit Souzou
âHo Etsu Taiko
Shinzui Daiko
Kyo Daiko
Denver Taiko
ShinDaiko
Atlanta Taiko Project
Yeeman Mui
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Puna Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
San Jose Taiko
Triangle Taiko
Spokane Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Carrie from All Things Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Naruwan Taiko
Tama Daiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
Ikkon Wadaiko
October 21 - Backstage
Denver Taiko
ShinDaiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Puna Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Tama Daiko
Kita no Taiko
Mark H. Taiko
Cairns Taiko
Shinzui Daiko
Miyako Taiko
San Jose Taiko
Naruwan Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Soh Daiko
LA Miyake Kai
Unit Souzou
Kyo Daiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Ikkon Wadaiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Spokane Taiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
Triangle Taiko
October 22 - Signature Move
Kita no Taiko
Atlanta Taiko Project
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Kyo Daiko
Unit Souzou
Denver Taiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
San Jose Taiko
Cairns Taiko
Tama Daiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Shinzui Daiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Puna Taiko
Naruwan Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
LA Miyake Kai
Spokane Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
October 23 - Matsuri
âSan Jose Taiko
Kodo
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Shinzui Daiko
Cairns Taiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
Denver Taiko
Naruwan Taiko
Triangle Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Soh Daiko
Kita no Taiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Puna Taiko
Kyo Daiko
Atlanta Taiko Project
Sophia from Taiko Tides
LA Miyake Kai
Ikkon Wadaiko
Tama Daiko
Spokane Taiko
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#TaikoLove Photo Challenge - October 15-18 - Audience, Uniforms, Beginner's Mind, Connection10/19/2018
Thank you to all the taiko groups and individuals sharing stories with the #TaikoLove photo challenge! It is amazing that 18 groups have shared a story every day this month, and another 28 have shared at least once (although most shared many times). Enjoy this compilation of photos from October 15-18, 2018.
October 15 - Audience
Ho Etsu Taiko
ShinDaiko
San Jose Taikoâ
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Denver Taiko
Yeeman Mui
TaikoArts Midwest
Kita no Taiko
This #TaikoLove theme of 'audience' may be different than what others post...but I think it's kind of funny. This is from Heritage Festival, our #1 event of the year where we draw huge crowds. But this year we had an earlier start time for the first show and the weather was very uncooperative. The audience was this person plus my mom, who took the picture :p Even so, we have to play like we're at Carnegie Hall no matter what the audience size is, and this viewer (plus my mom) probably felt very special.
Sophia with Taiko Tides
Naruwan Taiko
Mark H. Taiko
Genbu Daiko
Unit Souzou
Ikkon Wadaiko
âPuna Taiko
Issho Daiko
Nakama Daiko
Yama no Oto
Kazenodaichi Taikoâ
Cairns Taiko
âKyo Daiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
Spokane Taiko
âAtlanta Taiko Project
Shinzui Daiko
Tama Daiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
October 16 - Uniforms
Kodo
Unit Souzou
Ho Etsu Taiko
Nakama Daiko
Kyo Daiko
San Jose Taiko
âDenver Taiko
Naruwan Taiko
Yama no Oto
Cairns Taiko
Carrie from All Things Taiko
Puna Taiko
Taiko Together
Ibuki Taiko
Shinzui Daiko
Kita no Taiko
Nen Daiko's #TaikoLove photo challenge theme today is 'uniform'. KNT is fortunate to have a wide variety of costumes both traditionally and modern themed. We have a lot of fun with the creativity for special shows. This one features Omar as Raijin for the ESO's Kid's Symphony series. He was committed to the make up, the mask and the character. Watching the children in the audience was great because they were scared at first, but afterwards came to give him hugs. The mask was made by KNT members, as well!
Ikkon Wadaiko
Isabella Chiemi Weiss
LA Miyake Kai
Spokane Taiko
Genbu Daiko
Mark H. Taiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Tama Daiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Atlanta Taiko Project
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Kazenodaichi Taiko
October 17 - Beginner's Mind
Naruwan Taiko
Ikkon Wadaiko
Cairns Taiko
Taiko Together
âKyo Daiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Yama no Oto
LA Miyake Kai
âShinzui Daiko
Denver Taiko
Puna Taiko
Soh Daiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
San Jose Taiko
Nakama Daiko
Carrie from All Things Taiko
Triangle Taiko
Tama Daiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
ShinDaiko
Spokane Taiko
âKiseiko-Mineidanchi
October 18 - Connection
Kita no Taiko
Happy to share this photo for Nen Daiko's #TaikoLove theme 'connection'. How we enjoy, express and connect to taiko is personal and can be very meaningful to our identity. It is a vessel that can connect communities, demographics, arts, cultures and people. How lucky we are to get to share in it! Photo by Daniel Torres
San Jose Taiko
Unit Souzou
ShinDaiko
Kodo
Carrie from All Things Taiko
âNendaiko's #taikolove challenge! The theme for October 18 is Connection. I wish I could tag Ryo Shimamoto in this post. I am greatly indebted to him for his patience through the years. He is such a fantastic teacher and mentor. I am so lucky that my connection with Mark H Rooney connected me with Ryo! https://wadaiko-ryo.amebaownd.com/
Ikkon Wadaiko
Marh H. Taiko
Taiko Together
Ho Etsu Taiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Spokane Taiko
Naruwan Taiko
Yeeman Mui
Cairns Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Miyako Taiko
â#connection can mean many different things to us apparently ... what can we say? Weâre a quirky bunch! thx for the fun, Nen Daiko! #taikolove
Tama Daiko
Triangle Taiko
Kyo Daiko
Denver Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Puna Taiko
Atlanta Taiko Project
Shinzui Daiko
LA Miyake Kai
Heather Mitchell-Buck
Nen Daiko has been hosting the #TaikoLove photo challenge for taiko groups throughout the month of October. Here are the posts from the many participants for October 11-14 when the themes were Collaboration, Byo, Food and Atarigane.
October 11 - Collaboration
Atlanta Taiko Project
Cairns Taiko
Denver Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Ikkon Wadaiko
Isabella Chiemi Weiss
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Kita no Taiko
Kodo
Kyo Daiko
Kyoumei Daiko
LA Miyake Kai
Mark H. Taiko
Keep intending to post but keep missing these themes... But this is one of my favorites - "collaboration" (yes, from yesterday!) Since moving to DC, I have had the great pleasure to do several collaborations with non-taiko entities on extremely diverse projects. From playing the "Game of Thrones" theme with an amazing string quartet (Triforce Quartet) to accompanying several modern dance pieces with UpRooted Dance and Dance Exchange to improvised urban street performances with Shanna Lim to various #randomactsoftaiko with many different taiko artists, still one of my happiest of all was playing Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" with ilyAIMY and KIZUNA w/ Greg Nakamura and Lisa Nakamura of Nen Daiko and Hanae Coutrier. If you have a few minutes, check this out:
Nakama Daiko
Naruwan Taiko
Puna Taiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
San Jose Taiko
ShinDaiko
Shinzui Daiko
Spokane Taiko
TaikoArts Midwest
Unit Souzou
Yama no Oto
Tama Daiko
#TaikoLove no 11: Collaboration with Alyssa Marie Warncke
October 12 - Byo
Cairns Taiko
Denver Taiko
Great Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Ikkon Wadaiko
Isabella Chiemi Weiss
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Kita no Taiko
Kyo Daiko
Kyoumei Daiko
LA Miyake Kai
Miyako Taiko
Naruwan Taiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Puna Taiko
San Jose Taiko
ShinDaiko
Shinzui Daiko
Spokane Taiko
TaikoArts Midwest
Tama Daiko
Unit Souzou
Yama no Oto
Yeeman Mui
October 13 - Food
Cairns Taiko
Denver Taiko
âGreat Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Isabella Chiemi Weiss
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Kita no Taiko
Kyo Daiko
LA Miyake Kai
Miyako Taiko
Mochimochi.la
Nakama Daiko
Naruwan Taiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Puna Taiko
Ryushin Rosario Taiko
San Jose Taiko
ShinDaiko
Shinzui Daiko
Spokane Taiko
TaikoArts Midwest
Taiko Together
Tama Daiko
Yama no Oto
Yeeman Mui
October 14 - Atarigane
Cairns Taiko
Denver Taiko
âGreat Lakes Taiko Center - Raion Taiko
Ho Etsu Taiko
Kazenodaichi Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Kyo Daiko
Naruwan Taiko
Sophia from Taiko Tides
Puna Taiko
San Jose Taiko
ShinDaiko
Shinzui Daiko
Spokane Taiko
TaikoArts Midwest
Tama Daiko
Yama no Oto
Yeeman Mui
About 25 taiko groups are now consistently sharing photos for the #TaikoLove photo challenge, and 15 more are sharing as the inspiration hits! With so many amazing photos, we are going to make these compilation blogs more often!
Also, check out this beautiful video by Ibuki Taiko of their song called Taiko Love! October 8 - Women
Carley Okamura, Kita no Taiko
October 9 - Shinobue
October 10 - Shime
Ibuki Taiko
Kiseiko-Mineidanchi
Nen Daiko is thrilled by all the amazing photos people have shared as part of our #TaikoLove photo challenge! We wanted to share some of our favorite photos from week 1 organized by the daily themes so you can see the global #TaikoLove story. There were SO MANY great photos!
October 1 - Kumi-Daiko
Photo by Bryson Kim @brysonhk
October 2 - Practice Space
Photo by Therese Stephen
October 3 - History
October 4 - Chappa
October 5 - Peaceful
Photo by Daniel Torres
October 6 - Bon OdoriOctober 7 - Kiai
Best hashtag ever - #BreathMintsAreEssential
Bruce Mui Ghent
For October 2018, Nen Daiko is hosting the #TaikoLove photo challenge on Facebook and Instagram, encouraging taiko performers and photographers from around the world to share! We made photo challenge graphics in six languages specifically to make the challenge more fun for people around the world - and we are SO excited to see groups joining in around the globe!
Here's a list of the groups who have joined in:
It's not too late for you to share your #TaikoLove photos! Just check out the #TaikoLove photo challenge graphics and share photos based on the themes - either today's theme or the previous days as well!
Nen Daiko was thrilled that so many wonderful people came to our teen and adult beginner taiko workshops. Thank you for bringing your enthusiasm and energy! Here are photos & video so everyone else can see how much fun it was, and join us next time. Nen Daiko hosts an annual beginner taiko workshop day. If you missed it, you are welcome to come to our monthly Open House which takes place one Sunday per month from 2-2:45pm at Ekoji Buddhist Temple. Dates for open houses will be announced on our performance page shortly. Beginner Taiko Workshop for TeensPhotos by Mike Gallan & Carla Brown Beginner Taiko Workshop for AdultsPhotos by Carla Brown This October, let's share a whole bunch of taiko photos!!! Nen Daiko invites all taiko performers and photographers to join our TaikoLove image challenge! Post a photo on social media each day with the hashtag #taikolove. Share why that photo connects to the theme. It's a great way to share stories about your taiko adventures and inspire us all! We look forward to getting to know more about your taiko journey through your photos and stories! For questions about the TaikoLove image challenge, email [email protected] or message us via social media. Share this with all your taiko friends! Be sure to follow Nen Daiko on Facebook & Instagram to see our photos!
Nen Daiko was pleased to present our new youth ensemble Dounen Daiko at Obon on July 14. These performers worked hard all year in preparation for their debut.
Nen Daiko decided to create the group in September 2017 when five young people auditioned at our annual workshops. In the past, Nen Daiko had teenage members, but their parents were also members. Nen Daiko decided to create a separate group for these keen youth which would practice one hour per week. Nen Daiko's typical practice schedule is 3.5 hours per week, plus additional rehearsals and extra trainings. The five participants were Alyssa, Gabi, Jack, Marisa and Trevor. They ranged in age from 11-17. The group was facilitated by Nen Daiko members for an hour before our regular practice each week. The Dounen Daiko members also helped clean the temple once a month. With Obon approaching, everyone put in extra effort for their debut. Nen Daiko asked the minister of Ekoji Buddhist Temple to help create a name for the group. Rev. Nariaki Hayashi offered the name of Dounen Daiko, which builds on the name Nen Daiko. The name Dounen Daiko means an approximation of "child or offspring of Nen Daiko." Only one of the members is an actual family member of a Nen Daiko member, but we certainly became a taiko family by the end of our year practicing together! Nen Daiko is very grateful to these five wonderful people for learning with us. Since it was our first youth program, we were learning as we went. Everyone worked hard to make it a success. What Dounen Daiko Means to Us “It’s fun! You make a lot of friends! It makes a lot of people smile.” – Jack (Dounen Daiko member) “My favorite memory was right before we were performing at Obon, when the four of us were just talking to distract ourselves from the nervousness of performing.” – Alyssa (Dounen Daiko member) “Taiko is an immense stress reliever, but not in the way I imagined it’d be. There have been multiple people who joked that “if you’re angry at someone, you can just imagine their face on the drum and ‘DON!’” I thought it’d be something like that before we actually played. But every single practice we have to leave all our thoughts and worries out of the door, and focus only at our present state. It leaves me in such a happy and positive mood, independently of what happened during the week or what will come up in the future. Nen Daiko members are also always supportive and fun to be around, so it’s hard not to laugh alongside them.” – Gabi (Dounen Daiko member) "Meeting all the members and getting to know everyone was incredible in my first year of taiko. It was a great beginning to a fun year of learning and I really enjoyed that specific part of every practice. Taiko helped me spend time on myself with the meditation. It was nice to think for a moment and then play on the drum." -- Marisa (Dounen Daiko member) "It helped to improve my understanding of the art of taiko and helped improve my rhythm. It is a very active. Inclusive and overall fun thing to do/try. I would encourage anyone to try." -- Trevor (Dounen Daiko member) "It is fascinating to see how the youth group learned so much in a short time though all the practices from Nen Daiko and how the kids put their best efforts making the performance a successful and beautiful one! We are very proud of you all!" -- Carrie and Scott (parents of Dounen Daiko members) "Discipline, courtesy, friends, exercise, respect for people, environment, yourself, having fun in a constructive way, good learning experience." Adele and Chari (grandmother and aunt of Dounen Daiko members) “I believe that taiko is powerful activity for young adults. We really tune in to each other as a group of performers on a level that doesn’t happen in typical daily activities. They form a bond that they can remember during challenging times after taiko practice. Many said their favorite moment was just before the performance when we meditate and warm up together, which has been my taiko experience as well.” -- Carla (Nen Daiko volunteer facilitator) “Dounen Daiko is the only activity where he literally runs into practice! Obon was already one of his favorite holidays, so being able to perform at Obon was extra special.” -- Lisa (Nen Daiko member and parent of Dounen Daiko member) “I loved seeing the changes and growth of our Dounen Daiko members over the past year, not just as they learned to play taiko, but also as they became more comfortable with each other and with us. Each member’s individual personalities really showed up in different ways during practices and at the performance, and I’m so glad they became a part of our taiko family!” -- Emily (Nen Daiko volunteer facilitator) “At the end of last summer, Nen Daiko voted to try an experiment and create a youth group and training program. We didn’t really know what to expect, and seeing the faces of the youth participants on that first practice day, I don’t think they did either. My favorite memory of this first year of Dounen Daiko’s existence, was taking a quiet moment on the sidelines to smile and just observe the natural ease and confidence in stride that each of the youth had on their final performance day at Ekoji’s Obon Festival. Far from the uncertain hesitation in their participation on the first day of practice, we have watched them transform, not just in how they play taiko, but in how they have accepted and embodied the underlying philosophy and mindset of Nen Daiko’s perspective on taiko---gratitude, respect, interdependence, dedication, perseverance, and growth. Dounen Daiko is far more than just taiko, and in the growth of the youth, we in Nen Daiko have grown with them and are humbled and grateful for the lessons they have given us.” -- Brant (Nen Daiko volunteer facilitator) Do You Want to Play Taiko?
If you are ages 11-17 and would like to try taiko, follow Nen Daiko on Facebook or Instagram where we announce the fall workshop and audition information. The workshop will be in September. Practices are Sunday from 1-2pm at Ekoji Buddhist Temple. As an FYI, did you know that many colleges have a taiko group?
If you are younger than 11, come to our children’s workshop in September (date TBD). We will not be offering taiko classes for children younger than 11 during the year. Dounen Daiko's Debut - Matsuri
They performed on July 14, 2018 at Ekoji's Obon. Thank you to Tida Rask for the video!
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