I belong to Taiko circle. What do we do? Well, we enjoy playing the Japanese drum with studying abroad students. We practice twice a week, 2 hours a day. Right now, we have 7 Japanese, and 6 Americans as a member. Our teacher is working at TIU, and he is Japanese drum master, so he teaches us how to play and many songs. We perform at Christmas party at TIU, Hyakumanto festival, Kawagoe marathon, JSP closing ceremony. While we practice, we talk in English and Japanese. It’s about half and half, so we can improve English and Japanese from each other. Also, it’s really good exercise! I bet you sweat if you really played a whole song, and you can get little bit muscle.
Tohoku (north east of japan) was hit by the big earthquake last year. So, in this August, we are going to go to Rikuzentakata in Miyagi, and perform some songs to cheer up people especially children.
Again, this circle is really good environment for English learners, good exercise, and really fun! And, all our members started playing Taiko after entering TIU, so it doesn’t matter if you’ve never touched Taiko. Actually, you don't have to be a member, but if you are interested in this circle, feel free to come and have fun!!
