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How Japanese Taiko Drums are Made

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
9 years 6 months ago

YouTube Description:

Today we visit the Miura family, who have been making (and sometimes playing) taiko drums for 6 generations. They have a taiko performance group called ZERO, and you can watch more of their videos below!

Other videos of 零 ZERO
https://www.youtube.com/user/6daimeyaichi/videos

三浦太鼓店(Miura Taiko Shop)
http://www.taikoya.net/

If you're interested in getting a taiko drum, you can contact us and we can help you communicate with the Miura family. :)
http://www.taikoya.net/original/oke.html

Shokunin (職人) is the Japanese word for craftsman or craftswoman. These are the men and women who preserve Japan’s traditional legacy of hand-crafting products including swords, drums, fans, pottery and more. Many shokunin use crafting methods that have been passed down for hundreds of years, sometimes within a single family. But because most things can be mass-produced these days, shokunin, and their skills, are disappearing. We want to help protect Japan’s historical arts by spreading awareness of their arts and broadening their market within Japan and overseas.

職人シリーズ第3回。愛知県岡崎市にある老舗太鼓店の三浦家を取材させていただきました。江戸時代から150年続く三浦太鼓店では、5代目彌市の三浦宏之さんと6代目彌市の三浦和也さん、そして妹の三浦史帆さんが太鼓に向き合っておられました。ご自身でも演奏をされるので、是非そちらもあわせてご覧下さい。快く取材に応じていただき、本当にありがとうございました！

零 ZERO （三浦和也）
https://www.youtube.com/user/6daimeyaichi/videos

Music:
Amarante - My Dark Side (Instrumental) (https://amarante.bandcamp.com/track/my-dark-side)
Amarante - Breathe In (https://amarante.bandcamp.com/track/breathe-in-instrumental)
rocavaco - Taiko Drums (http://ccmixter.org/files/rocavaco/24272)

(via Digg and H/T @eric3579)