Solo Taiko Performance during the Lake Towada Winter Festival

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The taiko is a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres. It has become particularly popular in recent years as the central instrument of percussion ensembles whose repertory is based on a variety of folk and festival music of the past. Such taiko music is played by large drum ensembles called kumi-daiko. Its origins are uncertain, but can be stretched out as far back as the 7th centuries, when a clay figure of a drummer indicates its existence. China influences followed, but the instrument and its music remained uniquely Japanese.

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Size: 4976px × 2800px
Location: Kosaka-machi, Akita Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan
Photo credit: © Moonie's World / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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