I took up Japanese taiko drumming because it looked fierce. Legs are planted wide as arms wield bachi drumsticks in broad arcs, striking barrel drums in communal precision. Everyone wears a scowl ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Taiko no Tatsujin (Drum Master) series first appeared in Japanese arcades in 2001, and since the series' PlayStation 2 debut in 2002 ...

I have fond memories of playing Taiko no Tatsujin as a kid. When Id saved up enough allowance, Id go to the arcade with my friends and wail on those drums till my arms got sore, at which point Id ...

Uemura began playing taiko as a Stanford student in 1993. "Taiko, for our group of founding members, really was a way for them to say, 'This is a Japanese art form and it's not a quiet passive art ...

According to a long-time member of Taiko, Joshua Lau ’26, these three words encapsulate the student group. Taiko is an ancient Japanese drum tradition dating back to the sixth century C.E., and it has ...

Eva Nagase remembers well the beating of taiko drums reverberating through the air like “background music” during her childhood in Japan. “Every summer, my parents brought me back to Japan ...

Led by San Jose Taiko company, the workshop, featuring Japanese drums, helped Fond du Lac area students learn more aboutrhythms, beats and vibrations. Students were able to feel the differences on ...

The Parkinson’s patient, with a mix of medicine and a boisterous Asian art known as Taiko drumming, has seen his tremors disappear and a measure of confidence reappear. The 81-year-old Columbus ...