"Taiko" is a Japanese word, which means a Japanese drumming style, a drum group, drum music and a drum itself. There are a wide variety of shapes and sizes of taiko. They have developed through the long history of Japan along with various traditional art forms such as Noh, Kyo-gen, Nagauta, and Kabuki. The word "Wadaiko" especially refers to a taiko of Japanese origin. It is a compound word, which
consists of "wa"(Japanese) and "daiko"(a suffix of the word "taiko"). The word "daiko" frequently appears in compound words regarding taiko such as Nagado-daiko or Shime-daiko, and it may confuse you. Remember that "daiko" is just a suffix and has the same meaning as "taiko" in fact. Now "Taiko" often refers to a "Kumi-Daiko" ensemble style, which has a relatively short history, created by some taiko groups in the 1950's such as Osuwa-daiko and Za Ondekoza. Merchandise Sales: We sell various kinds of taiko and other products such as vast variety of textbooks, CDs, DVDs. We develop and improve our products constantly to satisfy our customers. We sell our products to many customers around the world and directly deliver our products to Kansai area (Kyoto, Osaka, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama, Hyogo). Also, we have four online shops named Onikko shop in Japan:
Onikko shop
Onikko shop on Rakuten ichiba
Onikko shop on Yahoo shopping
Onikko shop on Amazon.co.jp
and two online shops for foreign countries:
Taiko Center Net Shop
Taiko Center Net Shop on Rakuten Global Market
In addition, we join various events such as "Japanese high school cultural festival", "Shinobue festa", "North America Taiko Conference", and "World Taiko Gathering" as a marketplace vendor. Taiko Classes (Franchise division) & Workshops: we have regular Taiko classes at our Kyoto studio, Osaka studio, Asakusa studio, Aoyama studio and other locations, where over 3,000 students are learning. We also have a visiting workshop plan. We hold workshops instructed by our professional instructors in various districts in Japan and even overseas. Professional Performance: Our famous Taiko groups, Mugen, Ryuji Tomono and Furyuza HINABI, actively perform in over 150 public concerts, festivals and school events throughout the year.
