NEXT EVENT
Sound of Dreams Description
Hachijo Taiko Workshop in Mayne Island
from 11:30 am on Nov 1st, 2025
NoriNori Unravelling Tour 2025 - Additional Free Performance
October 24th, 2:00pm, Victoria
My additional free performance of NoriNori Unravelling - storytelling with shamisen in my contemporary Kodan style! I'm sharing eclectic music, family internment stories, Montreal JC history, and singing Nikkei resistance/ resilience with Shoga Aru. If you enjoy singing, you can prepare by clicking here.
NoriNori gratefully acknowledges the support from Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society for this event.
NoriNori Unravelling Tour 2025 - Last Free Performance
My last free performance of NoriNori Unravelling - storytelling with shamisen in my contemporary Kodan style! Special Guest pianist, Cynthia Dawn and guest dancer, Leslie Komori. I'm sharing eclectic music, family internment stories, Montreal JC history, and singing Nikkei resistance/resilience with Shoga Aru. If you enjoy singing, you can prepare by clicking here.
NoriNori Unravelling Tour 2025
Canada Miyake Kai at Powell Street Festival
on August 3, 2025 at Diamond Stage 1:00 pm.
Support the festival by purchasing lottery tickets online, scanning the QR code on the poster. Seller code is: miyake
Canada Miyake Kai at Canada Day, July 1st
at Sunset Community Centre at 2:15 pm
VANCOUVER HACHIJO KAI
Spring Term Starts April 13th
CANADA MIYAKE TAIKO KAI
Spring Term starts on April 13/14 - June 30
Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre - Sunday morning
Miyake Taiko (11:15am - 12:15 am)
Canada Miyake Taiko Kai
Hachijo Taiko Class 2025
Hachijo Taiko
Hachijo Taiko class starts on Jan. 12, 2025 at 10 am on Sundays at Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre.
Registration is open here:
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Canada Miyake Taiko Kai Class 2025
Official branch of Miyake Jima Geino Doshi Kai
Winter term: January to March 2025 on Sundays 11 am at Moberly and Monday 7:30 pm at Renfrew Park.
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Get your full-body workout here. Registration for Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre on Sunday 11 am
Registration for Renfrew Park on Monday 7:30 pm
Canada Miyake (Taiko) Kai an official branch with Miyake Jima Geinou Doushi Kai from Japan. Miyake Jima Geino Doushi Kai is an organization that is based on promoting and preserving Miyake Taiko. Miyake Island has a 200-year traditional taiko drumming, known as Miyake Taiko which supports the mikoshi celebrations of Kami Tsuki Jinja - an island Shinto shrine where they drum for nine hours during the festival. Miyake Taiko is a low-stance form of drumming that has been popularized around the world, largely through KODO’s Miyake performance. Miyake taiko is a powerful and spiritual drumming that is a great workout for the body, mind, and soul. The emphasis is on training to perfect the Miyake taiko and choreograph various presentations. Everyone of all ages is welcome including beginners.
email: canadamiyaketaiko@gmail.com
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Oyama Zanki at Shishido Performance, Nov. 17, 2024
Tokyo, Japan. Premiere of "Zanki Rock" in Japan.
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Echoes Concert- Onibana Taiko premiere "Reberberation"
Celebrating 45 years of taiko in Canada!
November 3, 2024 at Performance Works at Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C.
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Japanese Traditional Drumming
Classes at Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre
Autumn term starts on Sunday Sept. 15, 2024
Hachijo
Register here:
https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/activity/search/detail/521348?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
Miyake 
Register here:
https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/activity/search/detail/519939?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true&locale=en-US
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POWELL STREET FESTIVAL 2024: CANADA MIYAKE KAI
See us at our debut @powellstfest this Sunday, August 4th at 4:30 at the Diamond stage. We've been training hard! Don't forget to WASHOI! Hands-on tailo opportunity!
Miyake Workshops on April 27-28 with Miyake Jima Geino Doshi Kai from Japan at UBC Asian Centre
Thanks to UBC Dept. of Ethnomusicology for support
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/vancouver-miyake-taiko-workshop-registration-838372975137
Miyake Jima Geino Doushi Kai is an organization that is based on promoting and preserving Miyake Taiko. Miyake Island has a 200-year traditional taiko drumming, known as Miyake Taiko which supports the mikoshi celebrations of Kami Tsuki Jinja - an island Shinto shrine where they drum for nine hours during the festival. The organization was founded by Akio Tsumura who comes from Miyake Island and taught the taiko group KODO, the Miyake taiko style. His sons continue the tradition and the eldest, Kazuhiro Tsumura leads the organization and is a former member of KODO. They continue to collaborate and perform with Kodo on a regular basis in Japan.
Miyake Workshop with the Tsumura brothers of Miyake Jima Geino Doshi Kai.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/vancouver-miyake-taiko-workshop-registration-838372975137
Miyake-jima Geino Doushi Kai from Japan
Miyake Class at Moberly Spring Term - April 14 - June 30,2024
Registration is now open
Canada Miyake (Taiko) Kai an official branch with Miyake Jima Geinou Doushi Kai from Japan. Miyake Jima Geino Doushi Kai is an organization that is based on promoting and preserving Miyake Taiko. Miyake Island has a 200-year traditional taiko drumming, known as Miyake Taiko which supports the mikoshi celebrations of Kami Tsuki Jinja - an island Shinto shrine where they drum for nine hours during the festival. Miyake Taiko is a low-stance form of drumming that has been popularized around the world, largely through KODO’s Miyake performance. Miyake taiko is a powerful and spiritual drumming that is a great workout for the body, mind, and soul. The emphasis is on training to perfect the Miyake taiko and choreograph various presentations. Everyone of all ages is welcome including beginners.
email: canadamiyaketaiko@gmail.com
Canada Miyake Taiko Kai on Facebook
Canada Miyake Kai on Instagram
NoriNori & Komori at Garry Point Park on April 7th 3pm
Oyama Zanki
Oyama-Ryu Tsugaru Shamisen Nattori (License) with stage name Oyama Zanki 小山山紀
I received my Oyama Nattori. I am Oyama Zanki, trailblazing as I am the first Canadian to receive an Oyama nattori for tsugaru shamisen and I will do my best to represent this amazing lineage of shamisen music. Thanks to Canada Council for the Arts for funding support!
New Year Event Sponsored by the Japanese Consulate & Steveston Buddhist Temple
Taiko Classes at Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre
Spring Term 2023: Sundays April 9 - June 11
Children's Taiko Drumming 10:00 - 10:45
People might be surprised to learn that I enjoy and specialize in teaching taiko to young children. I completed several early childhood music workshops/seminars and taught music/taiko in numerous private preschools and elementary schools in Tokyo. The valuable benefits of music in early childhood development are well documented. In this class, we will cover the basics of taiko drumming geared for children. Rhythm training, team building, and confidence building are some critical aspects acquired within a world music context. We will learn some taiko songs and the Powell Street Festival community mashup - Paueru Mashup on Japanese taiko drums made for children. Earplugs and water are a good idea. Please bring indoor shoes.
Register here for Children's Taiko Drumming:
https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/children-s-taiko-drumming/452991R
Preschoolers
Elementary
Video of Children's taiko ensemble in Japan:
Taiko Drumming - Miyake Style 11:00 - Noon
Learn traditional Japanese drumming (Taiko) on real Japanese drums! Get a full body workout in the low stance of Miyake traditional drumming. This Miyake is of the Miyake Jima Geinou Doushi Kai lineage in Japan where I studied for several years Beginners are welcome. Drumsticks and drums are provided. Miyake bachi (drumsticks) are also for sale. Please bring indoor shoes or you can drum barefoot. Bring water, and a towel is also recommended.
Miyake
Miyake Kai
Moberly Miyake Kai
To register for Miyake taiko please visit this site:
Location: Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre, 7646 Prince Albert St., Vancouver, B.C.