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. Saturday July 9 - Ekoji Buddhist Temple Obon Festival, Fairfax Station VA Evening performance To be notified of upcoming performances & workshops: |
Request a PerformanceBased 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.
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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