I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Rikunzen Takata National Taiko Festival(陸前高田全国太鼓フェシタバル） this past weekend. I was witness to awesome performances from some great taiko groups around the country. I especially loved it when they brought out the large cylindrical drums. Those things can reverberate like you would not believe. Twelve minutes of pounding drums can put you in an intense trance.
I have one word of warning for those who might wish to attend a taiko festival of this caliber, and expect to do so following a long night of debauchery. Never, and I mean never drink both beer and Korean shochu in the same evening. The effects of this will cause you to vomit profusely the following morning. To add to this misery, you’ll also have a pounding headache that intensifies with each drum beat. Seriously, don’t do that shit. I would have taken picture, but they were being photo Nazis. The performance itself was 3500 yen, but they’ll sell you a DVD of the performance for 7000 yen. How can you possibly lose?
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