Upcoming PerformancesMost of our public performances take place each spring during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. We perform every July at the Obon Festival at Ekoji Buddhist Temple.
If you would like to try playing taiko, and see how we train, attend our open house! They take place at Ekoji Buddhist Temple. Please click on the calendar listing below for more details. To be notified of upcoming performances & open houses: |
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Based at the Ekoji Buddhist Temple in Fairfax Station, Virginia, Nen Daiko performs at events around the Washington DC area year-round. We have been thrilling audiences since 1994. |
Past Performances
Obon Festival at Ekoji Buddhist Temple, July 2015
The song Man'in Onrei is a spirited piece thanking the audience for a full house!
The song Man'in Onrei is a spirited piece thanking the audience for a full house!
National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 2014
This performance includes:
This performance includes:
- Man'in Onrei - a spirited song thanking the audience for a full house
- Yatai-bayashi - this powerful piece requiring great physical endurance is inspired by the rhythms of the Chichibu Night Festival
- Shiawase - meaning "happiness," this melodic and up-tempo piece was composed for a wedding
- Buchiawase Daiko - neighboring fishing villages compete for a successful harvest at sea in this dynamic piece
National Museum of the American Indian, January 2013
This performance includes:
This performance includes:
- Yatai-bayashi - this powerful piece requiring great physical endurance is inspired by the rhythms of the Chichibu Night Festival
- Yamabiko - meaning "mountain echo," this song is a joyful interplay between different drums, with movements inspired by Hiroshi Tanaka’s Tatsumaki
- Buchiawase Daiko - neighboring fishing villages compete for a successful harvest at sea in this dynamic piece