Pounding the Taiko Drum 【Beautiful Japan #25】
I don't want to work
I just want to bang on the drum all day
Taiko (太鼓) are a kind of traditional Japanese drums. Have you ever listened to them before? The performances are really something to see. Everyone plays in complete unison, down to using the exact same hand and arm gestures. I have no idea how much practice goes into this, but I imagine it is a lot!
Here is a video I took with my iPhone of a recent performance I saw at a local festival. This is one of the less exciting songs, but it was the only one I filmed—the rest of the time I was shooting photos with the camera. Even one of the less exciting ones, it gives you an idea of what is involved in these things.
Don't miss the other great photos in the Beautiful Japan photo series!
- The Shogun's Keep
- Gate to the Shogun's Shrine
- The Golden Torii
- Across the Universe
- To Walk With You Under the Cherry Blossoms
- I Once Knew This Place
- Okazaki Tenmangu Shrine
- The White Walls of Zui'nenji
- Curious Kitsune Watches
- Meeting Place of the Kitsune
- What a Blur
- The Watcher at the Shrine
- Giant Torii in Road
- Resting Leaves
- The Family that Drinks Together, Stays Together
- Fire in the Sky
- The Streets of Takayama
- Red Path
- Fading Japan
- Relaxing at the River
- Tradiional Japanese Gate and Garden
- Daruma-san Korokoro
- Weeping Temple
- Ready for Liftoff
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 | David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time. |